7 Get a focused app
If you want to concentrate because you’re writing, there are
some great distraction-free writing programs available. Some,
such as Calmly Writer (www.calmlywriter.com), are free and run in
your web browser: put it into full-screen mode by pressing [F11]
and you can take advantage of Focus Mode and Dark Mode to
eliminate everything but the bit of text you’re working on.
8 Get outside help
If you keep falling down YouTube rabbit holes or can’t stay
off social media, it might be wise to get outside help from an app
such as FocusMe. It enables you to block access to specific apps
and sites or the entire internet at specific times, and itdoubles as
a parental control app too. FocusMe costs £2.50 a month:cheaper
than a coffee and more likely to boost your productivity.QQ5
Bin the badges
Notification badges are the little alerts that appear on app
icons when they want to tell you about something such as the
arrival of new email in your inbox or an event in your calendar,
and their little red bits can be awfully distracting. If they’re
spoiling your concentration you can get rid of them in Settings >
Personalization > Taskbar. Turn the Show Badges On Taskbar
3 Find your focus
To customise your Focus Assist settings, go to Settings >
System > Focus Assist and click on Customize Your Priority List.
You can now detail what kind of calls, contacts and apps you’d like
to hear from even when Focus Assist is on, and you can also
adjust Focus Assist so that it comes on automatically when you’re
mirroring your screen, for example, or if you’re playing a game.
6
Stop the suggestions
If you’d rather not get app recommendations and other
suggestions popping up in the Start menu, you can disable them
in Settings > Personalization > Start by turning off Occasionally
Show Suggestions In Start. If you want to disable all Windows’
suggestions, you can do that in Settings > System > Notifications
& Actions > Get Tips, Tricks and Suggestions As You Use Windows.4 Nobble the notifications
Would you prefer not to have notifications trying to get
your attention and derailing your train of thought? Go into
Settings > System > Notifications & Actions. You’ll see several
toggle switches you can use to disable notifications, stop
Windows showing you tips and tricks and disable the Windows
Welcome Experience after some software updates.Explore
Focus in Windows 10
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