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Practical help for a calmer, porn-free browser

Step-by-step blocking guides, honest advice on quitting, and simple tools for the moment an urge hits.

Guides

How to block porn on Chrome: a step-by-step guide

Four ways to block porn and adult sites in Google Chrome, from free settings you already have to a blocker that works before the page loads.

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Guides

How to turn on SafeSearch on Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo and Yahoo (and keep it on)

Step-by-step instructions for strict SafeSearch on the four big search engines, why it keeps switching off, and how to make it stick in Chrome.

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Guides

How to block porn in incognito mode on Chrome

Chrome turns extensions off in private windows by default, which leaves your blocker switched off where it matters most. Here’s the 30-second fix.

2 min read
Guides

Free porn blockers for Chrome: 8 things to check before you install

Not all blockers are equal, and a tool that sees all your browsing has to earn your trust. Here’s a practical checklist for choosing one.

3 min read
Quitting

How to stop watching porn: 12 practical steps

A practical, judgement-free plan for cutting porn out of your life, built on changing your environment, knowing your triggers and having a plan for hard moments.

3 min read
Quitting

Day 1 of quitting porn: what to expect and what to do

Day one is about setting things up so day two is easier. A simple checklist for your first 24 hours, and how to handle the urge if it shows up.

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Quitting

Your first week without porn: a practical guide

What the first seven days of quitting porn can look like, the moments that tend to be hardest, and small habits that make each day easier.

2 min read
Quitting

How to stop relapsing: why slips happen and how to break the cycle

Slips usually follow a pattern. Here’s how to spot yours, respond without shame, and close the gaps that keep leading back.

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Quitting

Relapsed after a long streak? Read this first

Losing a long streak can feel like losing everything. It isn’t. What to do in the next hour, the next day, and how to make the next streak stronger.

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Quitting

Willpower isn’t the answer: build a plan instead

Willpower is weakest exactly when urges are strongest. Here’s how to replace it with a simple four-part plan that works when you’re tired, stressed or alone.

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Quitting

How to set up your space to make quitting porn easier

Small changes to your devices, rooms and routines do more than motivation ever will. A practical room-by-room, device-by-device checklist.

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Quitting

How to find (and talk to) an accountability partner

Who to ask, what to say, and how to keep it simple. A practical guide to having someone in your corner while you quit porn.

2 min read
Quitting

Clean-day streaks: how tracking days helps, and how to handle a reset

Why counting clean days makes progress visible, which milestones are worth marking, and how to stop a reset from turning into a spiral.

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Urges & triggers

What to do in the 10 minutes after an urge hits

A simple, save-for-later plan for the moment an urge shows up: start a timer, change rooms, breathe, and decide only when the ten minutes are up.

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Urges & triggers

Urge surfing: how to ride out a craving without acting on it

Instead of fighting an urge, watch it rise, peak and fade like a wave. A simple, step-by-step guide to urge surfing.

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Urges & triggers

Know your triggers: the HALT check (hungry, angry, lonely, tired)

Many urges have a simpler cause than they seem. Four quick questions to ask before you fight an urge, and what to do with each answer.

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Urges & triggers

Why late nights are the hardest, and how to make them easier

Tired, alone and phone in hand: late nights are when many urges hit. A simple evening plan that takes the pressure off willpower.

2 min read
Urges & triggers

A simple breathing exercise for urges (2 minutes)

When your head is racing, slow your breathing first. A step-by-step guide to a calm, even breathing pattern you can use anywhere.

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Urges & triggers

Turn an urge into 25 minutes of real work

Sometimes the best answer to an urge is a task. How a short, timed focus session redirects your attention and gets something done.

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Quitting

Porn, procrastination and focus: getting your work time back

When an urge pulls you away from studying or work, it’s often procrastination in disguise. Practical ways to protect your focus and turn urges into progress.

2 min read
For parents

How to block adult content for kids on Chrome: a parent’s guide

The layers that actually protect children online, from device-level controls to safe search, and an honest look at where a browser extension fits.

2 min read
For parents

Talking to your teen about online porn: a calm, practical guide

How to start the conversation, what to say if they’ve already seen something, and how to keep the door open, without lectures or panic.

2 min read
Inside Safe View

Is your porn blocker private? What it should (and shouldn’t) know about you

A blocker sees every page you open. Here’s what to check in any blocker’s privacy policy, and exactly how Safe View handles your data.

2 min read
Inside Safe View

How Safe View decides what to block

Lists catch the sites everyone knows; smarter checks catch the rest. A plain-language look at the six layers behind every Safe View decision.

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