How I block apps & websites on my computer

Trying my best to stay focused and mindful of how I spend my time.

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Using an app called Cold Turkey, I have created the following blocks on my computer. They are all password protected by my wife, so I get to bug her if I ever need something unblocked, or to add new blocks.

💡 This is a setup that happens to work for me right now.

It's "missing" a lot of things that other people would probably want to block.

It is a system that is constantly changing and evolving, and will never be "perfect".

I bother my lovely wife at least once every two weeks to type in her pin so that I can adjust something. Typically this is when I catch myself spending too much time on a particular platform. This is just the current iteration.

9-5

Work time blocks to help me stay focused during the day

Enabled: Monday - Friday 8:30am-5pm

Breaks: None

Blocked Sites/Apps:

chess.com
instagram.com
lichess.com
linkedin.com
monkeytype.com
nytimes.com/*game*
tiktok.com

Friction!

Work time blocks with some forgiveness. I can use these apps/sites if necessary, it's just annoying to open them

Enabled: Everyday 8am - 5pm

Breaks: 10 minute break whenever I want, but I have to type 222 characters of random words.

Blocked Sites/Apps:

amazon.com
discord.com
discord.gg
Discord.app
gmail.com
mail.google.com

Sleep

Sleepy time bucko, get off your computer.

Enabled: Everyday 9pm - 4am

Breaks: None

Blocked Sites/Apps:

chess.com
discord.com
discord.gg
Discord.app
instagram.com
lichess.com
linkedin.com
monkeytype.com
nytimes.com/*game*
reddit.com
voutube.com

Time Limit

Shouldn't need to spend more than an hour a day on these platforms.

Enabled: Always

Breaks: 60 min/day

Blocked Sites/Apps:

reddit.com
youtube.com

Last Updated: 12/11