We could all use a ‘This is Fine’ Focus mode
by Victoria Song from The Verge - All Posts on (#63PZK)
A Focus mode for when things are not fine. These days, it often feels like the world is on fire. Sometimes, quite literally. In those moments, my phone morphs into an instrument of endless doomscrolling. So when Apple tweaked its Focus modes in the iOS 16 beta earlier this summer, I knew what needed to be done. I had to create a This is Fine" mode.
The grounding principle behind a This is Fine mode is the fact that sometimes, you are not fine. Even so, life doesn't stop just because terrible things keep happening. Deadlines need to be met, bills need to be paid, dogs need walking, kids need picking up from school, and you still need to eat. But even if I understand that it's sometimes best to ignore my Twitter feed, mustering the willpower to do so leaves my brain a pile of...