Quote: (11-20-2018 07:43 PM)Donfitz007 Wrote:
Anybody know a way to completely ban porn from a laptop. Especially the top sites like xvideos and pornhub? My willpower is ok so far but I want a safety net.
I spent many hours on this subject. It is impossible to have a 100% porn-free laptop. The only way to do this is if you block 90% of a laptop's functionality (ie block all images and video etc).
Let go of the idea of having a 100% porn-free-and-still-functioning-laptop because its impossible.
I still remember searching for porn in instagram, twitter, duckduckgo etc : )
What you can do is try to put
distance between yourself and porn.
An alcoholic needs to walk to the bar to buy booze. If you are addicted to cigarettes you need to get up, wear clothes, go out and buy a pack and a lighter. With porn you are chilling on your sofa then bam all it takes is an instagram thot in a bikini and the addiction part of your brain fires up.
Your goal should be to have porn more than one mouse click away. That's the only thing that worked for me.
I would recommend:
1. Install multiple safety nets:
- setup DNS (include exceptions)
- ColdTurkey or other app to individually mark websites
- NetNanny (paid - the best app around hands down)
- App which shuts down internet completely for a few hours in case of emergency (eg freedom)
2. Accept loss of functionality and learn to live with it. Collateral damage
3. Have porn available but not immediately available.
Its hard to find porn on my laptop, but I have a burner phone permanently kept in my office, at work : ) If I want to watch porn I need to consciously decide at work to bring it home.
4. When going nofap, I go for set periods of time. Eg now I am going for a 4 month streak. I will jerk off again in 2 months or so. Having an end in sight makes it easier for me to go long periods (I've done more than 100 days in the past). Its easier to resist temptation that way in my opinion.
In my experience the maximum degree of insulation possible is with an iphone (happy to provide details if you want).
An element of self-control will always be necessary for noporn. I remember blocking half my laptop's functionality last year only to buy a new TV and discover TVs now come with a built-in browser.