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title: "Task Focus Blog"
description: "Practical, research-backed guides to focus on iPhone."
canonical: https://taskfocusapp.com/blog/
updated: 2026-10-12
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# Task Focus Blog

Practical guides to choosing a task, starting it, protecting it from your phone, and planning a day that fits. Every claim links to its source. Written by Sascha Thiele, developer of Task Focus.

- [How to Stop Opening Distracting Apps While You Work on iPhone](https://taskfocusapp.com/blog/block-distracting-apps-iphone/): Silencing notifications isn’t enough. Learn how to quiet your iPhone with Focus, name one task, and pause the apps you open out of habit until it’s done. (Markdown: https://taskfocusapp.com/blog/block-distracting-apps-iphone/index.html.md)
- [Pomodoro or Task-Based Focus: How to Choose a Stopping Point](https://taskfocusapp.com/blog/pomodoro-vs-task-based-focus/): Pomodoro ends on the clock; task-based focus ends when the work is done. A fair comparison of both, with research on breaks and a simple way to choose. (Markdown: https://taskfocusapp.com/blog/pomodoro-vs-task-based-focus/index.html.md)
- [How to Start a Task When You Keep Putting It Off](https://taskfocusapp.com/blog/how-to-start-a-task/): Turn a vague goal into a first action and a clear moment to begin. A practical guide to if-then planning, with examples for study, work, and home. (Markdown: https://taskfocusapp.com/blog/how-to-start-a-task/index.html.md)
- [Why You Keep Thinking About the Last Task](https://taskfocusapp.com/blog/attention-residue-task-switching/): Attention residue explains why a quick check costs more than it seems. What the research says, and a three-line return note that makes switching easier. (Markdown: https://taskfocusapp.com/blog/attention-residue-task-switching/index.html.md)
- [Why Your To-Do List Never Fits Your Day](https://taskfocusapp.com/blog/realistic-daily-task-planning/): Separate your task inventory from today’s commitment, estimate from past experience, and plan a day that fits. With a worked example and an evening check. (Markdown: https://taskfocusapp.com/blog/realistic-daily-task-planning/index.html.md)

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