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title: "PausePaw vs. Cold Turkey Blocker: Which Block Actually Holds"
description: "A straight comparison of two focus blockers and what really enforces the block."
tags: ["website-blocker", "focus-tools", "cold-turkey", "pausepaw"]
canonical_url: https://pause-paw.shop/blog/post64.html
I spent the last week going deep on choosing a focus blocker that actually holds, and a few things caught me off guard. Most guides skip the boring parts, which is exactly where the real problems show up later.
One issue that nobody warns you about is knowing the difference between a browser block and an OS level block. People treat it as a checkbox, then wonder why nothing holds together. Another that bit me was what happens on the day your willpower runs out. It sounds minor until a busy week exposes it. The part I underestimated the most was checking whether schedules or one shot blocks fit your week.
My fix was boring on purpose. I opened the settings I already had and fixed the smallest thing first, then built one habit around it. Before adding anything else I checked whether readers actually noticed a difference.
For pause-paw.shop this is not optional housekeeping. An hour spent now beats a much larger cleanup six months later.
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