focus mode
Deep work setting
Focus mode is a device or application setting that blocks distractions—silencing notifications, limiting app access, or filtering interruptions during work or rest.
Most smartphones offer customizable focus modes for different contexts: My focus mode only lets calls through from family.
The feature reflects growing concern about attention fragmentation in digital life.
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- deep workUninterrupted cognitively demanding labor
- in the zoneState of optimal focus
- productivityOutput relative to input
- flow stateOptimal engagement condition
heads down · tunnel vision · blocking out · attention · mindfulness · do not disturb · single-tasking · immersion · clarity · mental clarity · laser · hone · zeroing in · sharpen · quiet · uninterrupted · headphones · pomodoro
- modesnight vision
- productivity phrasestime management, deep work, work-life balance, goal setting, to-do list
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- productivityproductivity, checking off, prioritization, finishing, output
- Do Not Disturbdoor hanger, hotel sign, quiet hours, mute, quiet time
- notificationsalert, notifications, notification bell, alerts, push
focus modemultitasking
Doing several things concurrently
divided attention · task-switching · context switching · parallel processing
focus modedistraction
Thing diverting one's attention
daydreaming · zoning out · inattention · spacing out · mind-wandering
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