Avoid distractions
A gentle list of what pulls you away. Nothing is blocked.
Distraction support is a reminder, not a blocker. TaskDock does not block websites or apps, monitor what you open, or report on you.
The Avoid bar
At the bottom of the mini window is a compact bar:
- Idle: Avoid distractions, followed by your usual list.
- During focus: Avoid during this focus, showing the list chosen for that session.
Click it to open a small editor, without going to Settings. You can:
- add a distraction (for example Social media or News),
- rename it,
- turn it on or off,
- reorder the list,
- delete it.
Changes are saved straight away. Esc closes the editor without hiding the window.
When you start focus
The start dialog pre-ticks only distractions that are turned on, so you are not carrying every item you have ever created into every session. Tick or untick for this session; your choice is remembered as your new default.
When you come back
If you reopen TaskDock while a session is running, a short reminder appears with:
- your reminder message (editable),
- the task,
- the session's avoid list,
- a Continue Focus button.
It appears once per session. If you set Reminder interval to a number of minutes, it can appear again after that long, never more often. Set it to 0 to show it once only.
Settings
Settings → Distractions holds the master switch, the reopen reminder, the message and interval, and the full list with the same editor. See the Settings reference.
The wording is deliberately calm: Keep going. rather than anything that scolds.