Turning on Focus Mode

If you want to disable the Dopamine Loop, you’ll want to turn on Focus Mode. It’s not just a mindset that helps you to do deep work, it’s a setting on your computer and phone, to turn the notifications off for a while or forever.

Focus Mode (or simply Focus) goes beyond blocking app-specific notifications. It puts your whole device in silent mode.

The great thing is that you can choose what apps to silence and what contacts are allowed to send you notifications or call you. You can set up different types of focus to differentiate between situations. If you want to be undisturbed during the night, set up the Sleep Focus (already on your iPhone)

Focus Mode on iPhone and Mac

Focus Mode is a useful tool for both iPhone and Mac users alike. On iPhone and Mac, turn on Focus Mode like this:

• go to Settings,
• select Focus,
• pick one of the Focus Modes you want to enable,
• click set up and choose the settings.

You can also set up a schedule for when focus mode will turn on and off.

Focus on Android

Focus mode is also available for Android users.

To turn on Focus Mode

• go to Settings
• select Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls.
• Select the Focus Mode tab, then toggle the switch to turn Focus Mode on.
• You can also set up a schedule for when Focus Mode will turn on and off.

Disabling app-specific notifications

In all apps (both desktop and mobile) you can disable app-specific notifications. You will find the ‘How to’ in the concerning modules.