Ideaz

Problem. We promise one quiet hour and watch it rot, click by click. Timers and “Do Not Disturb” warn; they don’t protect. The fix is structural: bind a plan (purpose + duration) to the system itself.

Gap. Current tools police minutes, not unpredictability; they mute sounds but leave infinite scroll, pull-to-refresh, and surprise pings intact. No system-level way to enforce a user’s plan across apps and sites.

The idea. Before an app or website takes over, you start a short purpose-based session (usually 15-45 minutes) and write a few words about what you are doing. While the session runs, the system filters side pings and slows the little tricks that pull you off task. No stray alerts, no auto-playing feeds, no bottomless scroll. Later (only if you slipped), you get the same number of protected minutes where those apps run in a calmer view with finite pages and a brief hold before detours, so you read/watch/reply and then stop when the page runs out.

Why not just mute/close? Toggles are fragile and global. Sessions are specific to what you’re doing, automatically enforced, and the Reclaim Clock returns what was lost instead of scolding you.

Desktop/Web. Your browser treats each site like a session: straying to non-purpose pages asks for a quick confirm; endless scroll becomes pages; refreshes and alerts bundle into set moments.

Mobile. During a session, links open in a calm Reader view; explore tabs and recommendation feeds run in Digest Mode; only chosen people or events can interrupt.

Purpose input. Type a line, or even a number for minutes. The system turns it into simple rules—what’s allowed now, what waits till later.

Who benefits. You get intact hours; families and teams share sane defaults without spying; developers who respect plans earn trust.

Buyers: schools and universities, workplaces, and families; enablers: OS/browser vendors and ed-tech suites.