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Focus / teens · adults / Reset

The One-Tab Reset

Close everything except the one thing.

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What this is for

Too many open tabs — literal or mental — make it impossible to land on anything.

When to use it

When your screen (or your head) has ten things half-open and you can't focus on any of them.

What you leave with

One task, visible, with everything else parked.

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Where's the clutter right now?

Pick one to keep going.

Why this can help

Reducing simultaneous demands on working memory makes it easier for attention to settle on a single target.

Cognitive load research on divided attention

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Understand why

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Your Phone Isn't the Whole Problem — But It Isn't Helping Either

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