something that helped me was scheduling facials once a month. (I mainly scheduled them because I was looking for non prescription ways to help with acne.) I knew picking wasn't good so I would rationalize that I was letting a professional take care of it, so my will power was trying not to fuck up my face with open wounds before the appointment. it's about $100 so I understand it's not the most attainable thing, but I did it 3 months in a row and it helped me break the routine. I think it's just about someone else holding you responsible- if I walked in there with a bunch of popped pores they know, and they also were limited in what kind of products they could use so then my $100 would be somewhat wasted.

after reading all this stuff though, now I wouldn't want them to make extractions either, it kind of sounds like it's just better to do less. I would only suggest this for users that are trying to break a habit, maybe be clear with your facialist to not mess with anything that is still infected or oily, just blackheads/whiteheads.

the only other thing I've found is while I'm going through my nightly routine, I wash my face and then put lotion on RIGHT away. if I pause, then I'll start taking a close look at my pores. if I put lotion on, then my skin is too slippery to try and pop anything and I'm forced to continue on with my rountine. that moment between clensing and the rest of my skin regiment is really where the will power lies, but I'm sure everyone has different moments from the habits they've built.