Select YouTube, start a session before a deep work block, and only YouTube locks. Calendar, notes, and other work tools keep working normally.
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"One tutorial video" rarely stays one video, and a deep work block is exactly where the next recommended video costs the most. If YouTube specifically is where your attention drifts, and the task itself doesn't need it, blocking it removes that option before the block even starts.
Selection in Fella is per app. Choose YouTube on its own and leave calendar, notes, and any other work tools completely untouched.
Start a manual session right before a deep work block, or build a routine for the hours you protect regularly so the block starts itself without a decision each time.
Be clear about what this actually does. Fella blocks the entire YouTube app during a session, including any tutorial or research videos you might otherwise want mid-block. If YouTube is genuinely part of the work itself, plan for that before starting the session.
Each session includes one 5-minute emergency unlock, enough to check a specific video that genuinely can't wait. When the five minutes end, YouTube locks again automatically for the rest of the session.
If other apps are also part of the same deep work problem, see our broader block social media during deep work page, or setting up a deep work block for the full setup. For blocking YouTube outside deep work too, see how to block YouTube on iPhone.
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Yes. Selection in Fella is per app, so a session can block YouTube specifically while leaving calendar, notes, and other work tools completely untouched.
No. Fella blocks the entire YouTube app, not one tab inside it. If keeping long-form video available while removing Shorts specifically matters more, see our YouTube Shorts guide for that narrower option.
Both. Start a manual session before you begin a deep work block, or build a routine for the days and hours you protect regularly, and it starts the block on its own.
No. This uses the same session and routine mechanism as any other Fella block, just scoped to YouTube and applied to a deep work block.
Each session includes one 5-minute emergency unlock. Use it if something real comes up, and YouTube locks again automatically once the five minutes end.
