This is how they do not bother me

The most anticipated moment of the year is approaching: the holidays. We use Apps and websites to organize themalso We ask the AIus We download VPN and We configure Google Maps. Sometimes we forget the most important and is that The holidays are to disconnectthat’s why for years I have on my mobile a “vacation mode” with which I make sure I have the minimum interruptions in my rest time.

My vacation mode

Creating holiday mode on the iPhone

I have iPhone, so I have a specific mode for the holidays and when the day comes I simply have to activate it. Within this way there are several areas that I have configured as follows:

Silenced applications

The most important thing is to silence work -related notifications. In my case they are mainly Slack, Todoist and Google Drivebut I also add any other app that I don’t want me to bother these days. There is also the option to do it in reverse and only choose which apps you can send you notifications.

Allowed people

Another key aspect It is not what, but who can interrupt you While you are on vacation. In my case I have a group of five people whose notifications will always arrive. In addition, I limit calls so that they can only call me who are in my contacts. At first I gave me a certain repair in case I missed any important call, but in these years I have not had to regret, what I have achieved is to end the Telephone spam.

Personalized screens

My first screen on the iPhone has work apps, but during the holiday Personal use apps and widgets with useful information Like time. In addition, change the wallpaper and configure the Apple Watch with a Watchface Minimalist that only shows me the time, without more information.

Concentration filters

Finally, in my vacation I have added two concentration filters. One of them is to put the mobile in silence. I usually have it like that, but I don’t want carelessness. The second filter is to deactivate the always on the screen. While work is good for me to see if I have any important notification, but on vacation I do not want to look at the mobile because I see a notification, but only when I want to look at something. In addition, I save the extra battery expense.

Extras

There are a couple of things that I cannot configure from the mode of concentration and that for me They are unnegociable: mail and calendar. Gmail and calendar use, but if silence both apps, I would also miss the notifications of my personal accounts. What I do is silence only the job account. Specifically, in Gmail Silence notifications and configure the automatic response for the days I will be out. In Calendar, Marco the days that I will be out of the office so that no one can summon a meeting and also reject those that are already scheduled.

Create your own vacation mode

Each person will decide to silence different apps and people. The advantage of concentration modes is that you can configure it to your liking. In iPhone you can do it from Settings – concentration modes. Once created, to activate it, it is enough to display the control center and choose it from the ‘Modos’ button.

In the event that you have Android you can also configure a vacation mode from adjustments – digital well -being and parental controls. You have the “no distractions” mode option, but you can only choose apps that will not send you notifications. My advice is to configure the “Do not bother” mode since it also allows you to choose which people can interrupt you.

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