FocusHow to block distracting websites on a Mac with built-in toolsHow to block distracting websites on a Mac with nothing extra to install: Screen Time limits, Content & Privacy, Downtime and a Safari Focus filter.
FocusBody doubling: what it is and why it helps you focusBody doubling means working alongside someone, in the room or on a video call, so it's easier to start and stay on task. Why it helps and how to try it.- FocusBrown noise for focus: does it help, and how to try it on a MacBrown noise for focus: how it differs from white and pink noise, what the limited evidence says, how loud is too loud, and Background Sounds on a Mac.
- FocusEat the frog: what it means and how to make it workEat the frog means doing your hardest, most important task first, before anything easier. Where the idea comes from, when it works, and how to pick one.
FocusHow to focus at work with ADHD: practical tactics at a MacHow to focus at work with ADHD: keep reminders outside your head, the list in sight, work in short sprints, try body doubling and cut notifications down.- FocusHow to stop checking your phone at work, without willpowerHow to stop checking your phone at work: put it out of reach, let Focus hold its notifications, try grayscale and summaries, and give the reach a new habit.
- FocusHow to stop procrastinating: why you delay and what worksHow to stop procrastinating: treat it as a feelings problem, not laziness. Shrink the first step, start for two minutes, run a timer, forgive the slips.
- FocusScreen Time on Mac: how to set it up and read it without guiltScreen Time on a Mac is in System Settings. How to turn it on, what the reports show, how App Limits and Downtime work, and reading it without guilt.
- FocusThe two-minute rule: the two versions and how to use themThe two-minute rule comes in two versions: do any task under two minutes now, and start new habits with two minutes. How to use both at a Mac.
- FocusWhat is deep work? Cal Newport's idea in plain wordsWhat is deep work? Focused, undistracted work on something hard, as Cal Newport describes it. Deep vs shallow work, and how to start with one block a day.
- FocusHow to cut Mac notifications down to the ones that matterGo app by app in System Settings > Notifications: switch off what you don't need, choose banners or alerts, drop badges and sounds, and group the rest.
- FocusHow to set up your Mac for deep workA Mac set up for deep work: one task decided in advance, a Focus mode, quiet notifications, one window in front, and a session with a clear start and end.
- FocusDo breaks make you more productive? What the research suggestsShort breaks reliably leave people less tired and more alert, but their effect on output is smaller. What studies suggest, and how to take breaks that rest you.
- FocusDoomscrolling at work: why it happens and how to catch itHow a quick look at a feed turns into twenty lost minutes, why it drains your focus and mood, and practical ways to catch the scroll on your Mac.
- FocusFocus modes on Mac: how to set them up so they helpWhere Focus lives on a Mac, how to allow the people and apps that matter, run a Focus on a schedule, share it across devices and add Focus filters.
- FocusHow to plan your day in five minutes, before emailA five-minute morning plan: pick one to three things that matter, check your calendar, block time for the big one and choose your first task.
- FocusHow to use the Pomodoro technique on a MacThe Pomodoro technique in plain terms: 25 minute work blocks and short breaks, and how to run it on a Mac with the Clock app or Notchpals focus sessions.
- FocusSingle-tasking on a Mac: how to work on one thing at a timeHide other apps with Option-Command-H, go full screen, try Stage Manager, give each task its own desktop and close tabs: how to single-task on a Mac.
- FocusThe cost of switching tasks, and how to switch lessWhy jumping between tasks costs more than it feels: attention residue, the price of a quick message check, and how batching and closing loops help.