Optimize your iPhone for Productivity - Reclaim your Ability to Focus

What You Will Learn?

• This course is a guided walkthrough of the most important settings you should change to optimize your iPhone for productivity. A fundamental premise of this course is that the default settings on your iPhone are fracturing your attention and robbing you of your ability to focus. If this surprises you, consider that the creators of the iPhone and the apps it contains profit from each minute you spend on your device. It is up to you to reclaim your attention and focus by establishing new defaults that will enable you to reclaim your time and protect your priorities..
• The steps recommended in this course are not a cure-all; they will not solve all your productivity-related problems. However, the decision to begin redesigning your environment by implementing these critical tactics can be the "cornerstone habit" that will set you up for meaningful productivity gains..
• Let's Learn Together:.
• When it comes to reaching ambitious goals, this course is only scratching the surface. If you want to see the other strategies I'm applying to learn faster, build wealth, and live intentionally, then subscribe to my newsletter here..
• Course Overview:.
• Video 1: Introduction.
• Video 2: Class Project: Part 1.
• Introduces the class project, which is to take two screenshots of your iPhone home screen; one before you declutter your apps and one afterward..
• Videos 3-4: Declutter & Optimize your Notifications.
• Excessive notifications are often the primary cause of a smartphone user's fractured attention. This section describes how you can efficiently turn off all notifications before selectively enabling notifications for critical apps..
• Video 5: Declutter & Optimize using Do Not Disturb.
• The "distraction factor" of notifications can be further reduced by disabling audio/vibration alerts for most notifications using Do Not Disturb. Messages/alerts from high-priority senders can be allowed to "break through.".
• Videos 6-7: Declutter & Optimize your Home Screen.
• Stocking your pantry with candy and junk food creates an environment tempting you to make unhealthy choices. Similarly, a home screen filled with "time waster" apps promotes distraction and procrastination. Break the cycle by purging your home screen and only emphasizing apps that support your goals..
• Video 8: Class Project: Part 2.
• Complete the class project by taking the after screenshot of your home screen and uploading it to the project page for this class via the Skillshare app..
• Video 9: Conclusion.
• Recommended Reading:.
• ---------------------.
• Music credit: Drops of H2O ( The Filtered Water Treatment ) by J.Lang (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. https://dig.ccmixter.org/files/djlang59/37792 Ft: Airtone.