"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results." - Albert Einstein maybe

the quote dosen't appear in text before 1980
here are various forms from 1980 to 1983
i chose 1983 becaise that's the first citation found that's not a NA text
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“When I came into the program, I heard that insanity is doing the same
thing over and over and expecting different results,- Jensen, James,
Step Two: A promise of hope (Hazelden Foundation, Center City,
Minnesota 1980)

Insanity for us seems to occur in tragic cycles, much like Russian
roulette. We are forced to play because we have tried and can't stop -
NA NA Basic Text Review Form (Grey) (Memphis Tennessee Narcotics
Anonymous World Service Conference Literature Committee Feb 1981
Unpublished.)

Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different
results - Basic Text Approval Form (White) World Service
Conference-Literature Sub-Committee of Narcotics Anonymous November
1981 Unpublished

Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different
results - Narcotics Anonymous Basic text Second Edition (C.A.R.E.N.A
Publishing, Sun Valley, California, 1982)

Unfortunately, Susan didn't remember what Jane Fulton once said,
'Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting
different results. - Brown, Rita May, Sudden Death (Bantam Books, New
York, New York, 1983)

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file from Nov 2019.
recovered Jan 2021.
on the topic of insanity and repeated behavior and expectation of different results, "gambling" comes to mind.