![]() ![]() ![]() It’s annoying enough that you’ll soon learn to avoid the site in question when you’re not supposed to be visiting. You can temporarily unblock just that page (not the entire website) by heading to Safari’s extension menu and triggering a countdown. As soon as you visit an affected site, you’re presented with a block screen. The system itself is then activated in Safari. With Unhabit, you can select these websites, and define days you’re ‘allowed’ to access them freely, along with a time delay that’s imposed during days when you are not. Should you spend many hours in Safari, chances are there are websites you’re wasting time on. But you can at least try the basics against one app for free. One Sec is effective, although be mindful much of its functionality (including handy options like intentional app switching) sits behind a subscription. Scheduling allows you to define when One Sec asserts itself, one useful option being for a defined period after waking up. In One Sec itself, you’ll find a range of intervention types if you don’t like the default breathing exercise: following a dot rotating your device guilting you by turning your phone into a ‘mirror’ when you launch a naughty app. The process takes barely a minute and One Sec has a tutorial to lead you through it. Set-up requires Shortcuts – you create an automation that triggers One Sec when a named app is launched. One Sec sits between you and such an app (or, indeed, any app) forcing you to take a breath, be more mindful, and decide whether you really want to open it. You’ll flick to a social media app without even thinking and before you realize it, half an evening’s gone. If you’re OK with that initial busywork, consider using Screen Time alongside Focus, which can fine-tune visible apps, mailboxes and calendars, depending on the context you’re in. However, its wealth of options means you need to spend time with the system and experiment to get the best from it. Screen Time is powerful, yet easy to use. Should you require further refinement, you can define downtime periods that let only specific apps through, set certain apps and contacts to always be available, and use Screen Time to determine app/game access for children in your family group. You can then quit the app, ask for another minute or 15 minutes, or disable the limit for the day. Once your time allocation is reached, your device displays a warning. ![]() You can have it block – or set daily limits for – entire app categories, individual apps or specific websites. When activated, it tracks your usage across Apple devices. Screen Time (free with iOS)Īpple’s built-in Screen Time system is accessed via Settings. This round-up explores apps and systems that can help you concentrate, by blocking distractions and training you into better habits. But when you want to focus on a single task, everything else installed on your phone is ready to distract you. So, sure, it’s amazing you can use your iPhone to instantly get to email, Slack, office documents, and the entirety of the internet. The problem with an iPhone being a window to the world is that there are in fact many, many windows. When you need to focus on something important, these are the tools to use ![]()
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