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Written on a Good Dayby John A.

Three cards for the hard moment

The cards from Chapter 19 of the book. Keep them on your phone, where your hand already is when the urge comes, or print them for your wallet, next to your bank cards. Free, today and always. No email needed.

Card 1, the emergency card. Stop. Read me. I'm going to play. And what if I lose? I'm going to lose.
1. The emergency cardFor you, for the moment the urge comes.
Save to phone
Card 2, the doubt card. Maybe it's better there? No. It isn't better anywhere.
2. The doubt cardFor you, for the moment you start thinking about another door.
Save to phone
Card 3, the key person's card. For the moment they push you. Proof, not promises.
3. The key person's cardFor your key person, for the moment you push them.
Save to phone

On your phone

  1. Tap Save to phone. If the picture opens instead, press and hold it, then choose Save to Photos (iPhone) or Download image (Android).
  2. Open it in your photos and mark it as a favourite, so it's one tap away.
  3. Card 1 has a blank line for someone to call. Write their name and number on it with your phone's Markup or Edit tool.
  4. If you like, set card 1 as your lock screen.

On paper

  1. Download the printable PDF. You can type into the backs of the cards before you print.
  2. Print pages 2 and 3 at actual size (100%), not "fit to page", so each card comes out the size of a bank card.
  3. Cut along the dashed line, fold along the dotted line, and glue or tape it closed.

Download the printable PDF

3 pages. To type into it on a phone, open it in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader or Google Drive. A quick preview from your downloads may not let you type.

These cards come from a book

Written on a Good Day, for Your Bad Day is a practical system to stop gambling, from someone who's been on both sides of the counter. 190 pages, 35 exercises, $16.

See what's inside the book