There is a Tuesday morning a few months back when Maya and I realized we had spent twenty three minutes scrolling Instagram without noticing the coffee had gone cold. Twenty three minutes, gone, because a single notification ping pulled us into the vortex. Research shows that is exactly how long it takes the brain to climb back to full focus after any interruption . We decided the phone had to become an ally, not an enemy. That same afternoon we opened Settings, tapped Focus, and built a system that now keeps our minds clearer than a mountain lake. If you want sharper concentration without deleting every app, Focus Mode is the hidden switch that turns distraction into direction.