SelfControl VS Working Focused

Working Focused's answer:

• 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞: it addresses workplace phone distraction without banning phones or blocking apps.

• Employees can still 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, while distracting app notifications are automatically reduced during work hours.

• Unlike traditional phone policies that rely on restrictions or enforcement, Working Focused focuses on 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹.

• It combines 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 in one solution.

Working Focused's answer:

• 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. It takes a different approach.

• Instead of banning phones, blocking apps, or monitoring personal activity, Working Focused 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲.

• There are tools that address pieces of the problem, but 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞.

• This creates a different category:𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞.

Working Focused's answer:

• 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐨𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞.

• Our primary audience includes 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬.

• We are especially focused on organizations that want to 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝.

• Our goal is simple: 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞.

Working Focused's answer:

• 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: phones are an important part of our lives, but constant notifications can make it difficult to stay focused at work.

• I saw that many organizations respond by 𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, while others simply don't know what to do about the problem.

• At the same time, I started looking at the real impact of workplace distractions — 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

• I wanted to create a better approach: 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲.

• That became Working Focused — helping organizations create a more focused workplace while keeping employees connected when they actually need their phones.

• And in healthcare and caregiving, the goal goes even further: 𝐟𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.

• 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞.

Working Focused's answer:

• 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠: Geofencing and location services combined with automated workplace schedules to determine when distraction reduction should be active.

• 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐬: Native Android and iOS capabilities that allow Working Focused to reduce distracting notifications while keeping the phone fully usable.

• 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: Secure, cloud-based infrastructure designed to connect workplace policies, employee devices, schedules, and compliance data.

• 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 & 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: Built with a focus on protecting employee privacy while giving organizations the tools they need to manage workplace distraction.

Working Focused's answer:

• 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰.

• Our technology and infrastructure are in place, and the solution is designed for 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬.

• We are actively seeking 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲-𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 to launch initial deployments and demonstrate measurable impact.

• Our immediate goal is to 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

• 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬.