Windows and Tablet Setup

A durable desktop setup starts with a serious blocker, a clear blocklist, and rules that cannot be edited during vulnerable hours.

1. Install a blocker

Cold Turkey Blocker Pro is the reference tool for this setup because it can lock blocks, schedule them, and make casual bypassing difficult. Other tools may work, but the key requirement is simple: once a block is locked, it should not be removable on impulse.

2. Start with the blocklist

Download or copy the starter blocklist, then remove entries you truly need and add the sites or apps that are most costly for you.

3. Lock the high-risk hours

The most useful blocks are often boring: late evening, early morning, and the first work session of the day. Start with the hours where you repeatedly make choices you later regret.

4. Harden search and app loopholes

Block the alternate routes too: web app versions, app stores, browser extension pages, proxy sites, and search terms that reliably lead back to the same habits.