Remote work shouldn’t equal relapse. Structure beats temptation. Here are nine rules to hard-code into your routines.
- Dedicated workspace: No working from bed or couch. Set up a desk facing the door.
- Office hours: Write start/stop times on a whiteboard. QuitPorn locks devices outside those hours.
- Meeting bookends: Before first meeting, log into QuitPorn and send your plan to an accountability buddy. After the last meeting, send a results summary.
- Movement sandwich: Five-minute walk or mobility block every 90 minutes to dump restless energy.
- Lunch outside: Eat away from screens, ideally outdoors.
- Browser blacklist: Keep work browsers limited to whitelisted domains via QuitPorn.
- Afternoon check-in: Midday voice note describing energy + urge level.
- Evening shutdown: Close laptop, say “work is done,” and physically cover the webcam/lid.
- Weekend audit: Review time spent on productive tasks vs. distractions.