Pick the apps that break a deep work block, start a session before you begin, and set it to the length you need. This page is the setup guide; for the research behind why deep work needs protection at all, see our deep work app blocker page.
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A deep work block only works if it's actually enforced, not just intended. Fella does not have a feature named for deep work. It has sessions and routines, the same mechanism behind every Fella block, applied to a longer, more deliberate stretch of focused time. This page walks through setting that up; the case for why it matters lives on our deep work app blocker page.
Choose the apps that actually break a deep work stretch. Usually a small list: social feeds, messaging, email, whatever you reflexively check between thoughts. Leave tools you need for the work itself untouched.
Start a manual session before you begin, set to the length of the block. An hour, two hours, or the whole morning all work the same way—the selected apps stay locked until the session ends, with nothing left to enforce mid-session.
If deep work happens at a consistent time, a routine starts and ends the session automatically instead of requiring a manual start every morning. That matters most on the days motivation is lowest, which are exactly the days a manual step gets skipped.
Routines can run on specific days only, so a weekday-morning deep work block and a lighter weekend schedule can coexist without conflicting. See how Fella routines work for the full mechanism.
A deep work block that has no exit at all isn't realistic. Each session includes one 5-minute emergency unlock, enough for something that genuinely can't wait, without reopening the door to a full return to the apps you just blocked. When the five minutes end, the block resumes automatically for the rest of the session.
Knowledge workers switch tasks roughly every three minutes on average, and a single interruption can cost over 20 minutes of full refocus. Our deep work app blocker page covers that research in depth, along with where a session-based blocker fits against a Pomodoro timer or a plain focus mode.
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Pick the apps that pull you out of focus, then start a manual session before you begin working and set it to the length of the block. The apps stay locked until the session ends.
No. Deep work blocking in Fella uses the same session and routine mechanism as any other block. There is no separate feature, just a specific, longer use of the same one.
Yes. Build a routine for the days and hours you protect for deep work, and it starts the session for you rather than requiring a manual start each time.
Each session includes one 5-minute emergency unlock. Use it if something genuinely needs attention, and the selected apps lock again automatically once the five minutes end.
For the research behind why interruptions cost far more than the interruption itself, see our deep work app blocker page, which covers the data on task-switching and recovery time. This page covers the setup.
