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Staying pornfree while traveling doesn’t happen by accident. It takes work. In this episode I give some of my best tips for travel and hotels. I also walk you through T-UP, a planning exercise, I go through before each trip.
Hotel Tips for Staying Pornfree
- No TV
- Smartphone in bathroom
- Do not use the internet in the room
- Lock computer in rental car
- Avoid long unaccountable time in your room
- Bring a real book
More Safe Travel Tips (especially to support NoFap)
- Limit alcohol use
- Set a bed time where you will be in bed lights out
- Set morning exercise goal
- Text or check in with someone at home daily
- Don’t give into the lie that nobody sees me, so nobody loves me
- Find meaningful ways to connect with others while traveling
- Boundary: no 1-1 in hotel room with other people
- Make a travel plan and share with those keeping you accountable (see below)
Making T–UP Plan (courtesy of my friend John)
- Take a piece of paper length wise.
- With a pen divide into three columns.
- Label them T – U – P
T is for Triggers List all possible triggers on the trip.
Examples:
- Being Alone
- Family
- Cable TV/Spectravision
- Drinking Alcohol
- Vegas, tradeshows, environment
- Staying out late
U is for Unsafe Places List all unsafe places. These are places or things you cannot go to.
Examples:
- Unfiltered Internet
- Strip Clubs
- Bars
- Going out with you old high school friends
- Smartphone in bed
P is for Plan This is what you are going to commit to while traveling.
- List things that you can do to limit access to triggers
- List some positive goals you will set for the trip that you will commit to doing
- Set a consequence for the trip (listen to Episode 004.)
So before your next trip make a plan. If not you will most likely have a reset.
Thanks for the comments this past week. You can reach me on Twitter and Google+. On Reddit, I am PornfreeMattD. If this is helpful to you please leave a review at iTunes because that helps get the word out. I realize this is a porn-themed podcast, so if you don’t want to leave a public review that’s okay. But tell a friend who might benefit from it. Thanks! – Matt
