From Outlook to Newton Mail, there are more than a few productivity apps available on Android that pack a slew of features. Even so, Samsung’s Focus app aims to be the one that keeps professionals ...

The research examining the effectiveness of focus apps is thin. One study examined a range of apps for reducing mobile phone ...

Focus Friend may be the best app of the year for helping us with something we struggle with every day: putting our phones down.

YouTuber Hank Green's "Focus Friend" app pairs you with a sock-knitting bean, rewarding time spent off your phone. Days after its debut, "Focus Friend" went No. 1 on the App Store, topping ChatGPT.

Endless feeds are not just a bad habit, they are a time sink that quietly erodes attention and sleep. A 2024 study by the Pew ...

It’s hardly a revelation that we’re living in an era of distraction and smartphone addiction. Our phones interrupt us, hijack our attention, and tempt us into scrolling. Even when we aren’t ...

No matter what we are doing, it only takes one buzz or ringtone to break our concentration. Smartphones are designed to grab our attention, not give it back. That is why one simple app stood out to me ...

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