Mac Power Users

780: Our Home Screens & Focus Modes

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Jan 19, 2025
The hosts discuss the significance of home screens and focus modes for productivity. They share personal strategies for optimizing their devices to enhance daily efficiency. A light-hearted debate on icon sizes arises, tapping into design preferences and vision challenges. Insights into app organization reveal how separating work and personal apps boosts clarity. The evolution of Apple's mobile interface and air quality monitoring features are also explored, emphasizing the need for customized tech use to simplify life.
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ADVICE

Intentional Home Screen Design

  • Design your home screen intentionally for efficiency.
  • Tools like focus modes can significantly improve your daily workflow.
INSIGHT

App Placement and Thumb Reachability

  • As phones get bigger, frequently used apps tend to cluster in the lower right corner for thumb reachability.
  • Widgets further push apps down to this easily accessible area.
ADVICE

Leverage Multiple Home Screens & Focus Modes

  • Multiple home screens, customized with Focus modes, enhance efficiency.
  • Experiment with Focus modes to discover how they best support your workflow.
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