Focus Session8 Dimensions of Wellness · Intellectual

Your unlock card

Ending a session early takes a code you keep away from your phone. Write it on a sticky note or print it and put it on the fridge. The walk over is the point: by the time you get there, the urge has usually passed.

Block apps with your phone's own tools

A web app can't lock other apps, but your phone can, for free. Set it up once.

1. Open Settings → Focus and tap + to make a new Focus (or use Do Not Disturb).
2. Under Apps, allow only what you need, like Phone and Messages from favorites.
3. For a harder lock, go to Settings → Screen Time → App Limits and set a daily limit on your most distracting apps.
4. Swipe down from the top-right corner and turn on your Focus when you start a session here.

1. Open Settings → Digital Wellbeing & parental controls. (Names vary a little by phone; search Settings for “Focus” or “Digital Wellbeing”.)
2. Tap Focus mode and pick the apps that distract you.
3. Tap Turn on now when you start a session here. Paused apps stay paused until you turn it off.