Settings

General

The intuitive controls, sliders, toggles, and buttons we all have.

35 settings

Accessibility

Adjust your environment so you can succeed — instead of forcing yourself to struggle. Change the setup, not yourself.

35 stories
Francesca Hayes and the 3 A.M. Bicycle Krishna Kalyanen and the Cereal Manufacturer Walkout Krishna Kalyanen and the Diabetes Diagnosis Lisa Schroyer and the RV Cleanup Carl Centro and the Website Scam

Airplane Mode

Knowing when to fully disconnect for safety, clarity, or self-preservation. A total systems safeguard.

17 stories
Millie Bobby Brown and the Breaking Point with Public Criticism Maria Georges and Turning Down the Bachelorette Johnny Knoxville and the End of Stunts Jonathan Kohler and the Hammer Incident Brian Smith and the Crawling to Bed

Anti-Alias

Whether you flatten the world into binaries, or allow for nuance, complexity, and blurry edges.

146 stories
Travis and Lily Rose — Falling for an AI Millie Bobby Brown and the Breaking Point with Public Criticism Andrew McGill and the Taxi Ride to the Airport Emmanuel Berry and the Survivor Race Season Pablo Torre and the Robot Umpire Revolution

App Permissions

What you allow different areas of your life to access. The boundaries between work, relationships, health, and identity.

47 stories
Ronan Harari and Learning to Leave Work at Work Matt Smith and the Beer That Became His Whole Identity Chloe Bailey and Learning to Say No Aly Raisman and the Weight She Was Carrying Susan Griffin-Black and the Divorce Decision

Auto-Lock

How quickly you shut down or disengage when not actively stimulated. Your threshold for idle before you check out.

6 stories
Joey Shama and the House of Cards Morning Amanda Burrell and the Naval Accident Mandy and the Paris Attack Claire and the Swim-a-thon

Background Processes

The fears, survival patterns, and old logic that keep running in your mind whether you notice them or not. Some were installed by you, some by your environment, some by people who raised you. This setting is not about stopping them — it is about whether you even know they are there.

126 stories
Mercedes Hesselroth and Her Tata's Last Year Maria Georges and Realizing She Pushes People Away Jay Shetty and the Grip of a Life You've Already Outgrown Gael and the Triple Text Philosophy Karen Crowley and the Knife in the Dining Room

Backup

The systems, people, and practices you have in place to preserve what matters — so nothing critical is ever truly lost.

9 stories
Heather Angel and the Old Man The Dallas Cancer Survivor and Learning to Trust Herself Michael Donovan and the Jungle Cat Colin Jost and the Jimmy Buffett Rescue Michael Mason and the Miracle Release

Battery Level

Energy levels, drive, and what fuels or drains you. How you manage your reserves and when to switch into low-power mode.

87 stories
Travis and the Death of Raven — Grief After Losing His Son Maria Georges and Turning Down the Bachelorette Emmy Rossum and the Pancake Problem Nicole Bobek and Losing Carlo Fassi Jay Shetty and the Burnout Turning Point

Brightness

How much light you bring to what you're looking at. Controls whether you see the hopeful side or the dark side of a situation.

98 stories
Millie Bobby Brown and Learning to Watch the World Again Gael and the Triple Text Philosophy Diana Thompson and the Scottish Dance Society Maria Paz Gutierrez and the Song from the Motorcycle Diaries Tom Brady and the Randy Moss Moment in Week One

Data Usage

How much mental, emotional, and social bandwidth you consume. Tracking what drains your plan and what's worth the cost.

13 stories
Michael Donovan and the Jungle Cat Garrett Morgan and the Military Ban Spreadsheets Jim Kurzley and the Retail Margin Dilemma John Gabbert and the Ten-Year Estrangement Daniel Levitin and the Mental Bandwidth Discovery

Date & Time

Your relationship with time — how you track it, honor it, and whether you live ahead of, behind, or inside the present moment.

52 stories
Millie Bobby Brown and Learning to Watch the World Again Chloe Bailey and the Tour That Changed Everything Scott Richer and the Church Parking Lot Aly Raisman and Being Single at 30 Christina Migiani and the Unworn Wedding Rings

Do Not Disturb

Your ability to intentionally block out the world when needed. Used for recovery, focus, or boundary-setting.

31 stories
Ronan Harari and Learning to Leave Work at Work Matt Smith and the Beer That Became His Whole Identity Lailah Taylor and Learning to Be Alone Johnny Knoxville and What Jackass Means Culturally Alex Cooper and the Pregnancy Test Secret

Force Quit

When a specific thought, worry, or emotion keeps looping, you intentionally stop feeding it.

42 stories
Harold Cox and the Rotisserie of Shame Lucy Guo and the DoorDash Moment Riley Keough and Learning to Surrender Around Her Family's Addiction Nathan Weiser on the Beach in Turks and Caicos Lailah Taylor and the Decision to Leave Her Marriage

Haptics

How much you physically feel. Turn it up and every bump, vibration, and ache registers. Turn it down and the pain, tension, and discomfort fade into the background.

45 stories
Riley Keough and Finding Her Own Approach to Grief Jill Biden and Losing Bo Cara Delevingne and the Broken Elbow Revelation Jason Kelce and the Swimming Pool Sharks Parvati Anant Narayan and Learning to Swim

Hotspot

When you become the connection for others — sharing your energy, knowledge, or stability so others can get online.

22 stories
Bushra Al-Fusail and the Bike Ride in Sana'a Emily Bordner and the Taylor Swift Windfall Anonymous Speaker and the Family Peacekeeper Role Anthony Cortez and the Expansion Question Angela Acharia and the Silicon Valley Networking

Language & Region

Your openness to engaging with other cultures, languages, and perspectives — including those native to someone else's lived experience.

9 stories
Ivan McClellan and the Black Rodeo Discovery Alex Neeson and the Abolish Pests Revelation Prachi Mehta and the Puppy Breakthrough Barbara Storper and the Theater Realization Martha Sayers and the Eyelash Curler Moment

Location Services

Self-awareness; your ability to track where you are mentally, emotionally, and physically — in time, space, and energy.

188 stories
Tom Rinks and the Decision to Step Back from CEO Lynette Sharp and the Decision to Cooperate Maria Georges and Turning Down the Bachelorette Jay Shetty and the Grip of a Life You've Already Outgrown Casey White and the Capital Question for Jaju Pierogi

Microphone Sensitivity

How much you hear. Controls whether you pick up on the quiet signals — tone shifts, what someone didn't say, the things most people miss.

36 stories
Carmen Maria Machado and Lauren Brown's Goosebumps Chris Palmer and the Grief After Recovery Aisha Wallace-Palomares and the Lotion Bottle Note Rachel McCormick and the Desert Honeymoon Speaker 1 and the Purpose Clarity Breakthrough

Mute

Your ability to stop responding, even when provoked. Not about listening, but choosing silence as a control.

25 stories
Tim Lopez and the UCLA Tennis Match Chloe Bailey and Learning to Say No Alex Cooper and the Pregnancy Test Secret Carl Centro and the College Path Rejection Cara Delevingne and the Harvey Weinstein Call

Notifications

Your ability to filter incoming inputs — choosing what deserves your attention and what can wait.

122 stories
Chloe Bailey and the Tour That Changed Everything Aly Raisman and Being Single at 30 Katie Couric and the CBS Sabotage She Had to Outlast Johnny Knoxville and What Jackass Means Culturally Jay Shetty and Finding His Inner Voice at Fourteen

Parental Controls

Whether you give yourself the option to choose who you are, instead of just defaulting to how you were raised.

90 stories
Jay Shetty and the Identity That Became a Cage Jenny Britton and the Decision to Walk Out of Art Class Nicole Bobek and the Ice Princess She Could Never Be Riley Keough and the Cycle of Her Mom's Relationships Riley Keough and Finding Her Own Approach to Grief

Privacy

How much of yourself you reveal to the people already in your life. Controls what you share, how deep you go, and what stays yours.

129 stories
Maria Georges and Realizing She Pushes People Away Callie Zahir and Finding Her Real Message for Ube.co Francesca Hayes and the 3 A.M. Bicycle Riley Keough and Completing Her Mother's Memoir Lailah Taylor Coming Out as Bisexual

Restart

Your ability to pause, reflect, and begin again — not reactively, but with intention.

178 stories
Nicole Bobek and the Moment She Saw Her Mom's Face Krishna Kalyanen and the Cereal Manufacturer Walkout Katie Couric and the CNN President Who Said She'd Never Work Again Johnny Knoxville and the Bad Grandpa Anxiety Jay Shetty and Learning Stillness Through Chaos

Restore

Your ability to return to a previous version of yourself — recovering lessons, habits, or strengths you once had.

29 stories
Maria Paz Gutierrez and the Song from the Motorcycle Diaries Alex Hai and the Years Lost in Berlin John Mackey and Letting Go of Whole Foods Jonathan Kohler and the Christmas Visit Miles Chamley Watson and His Biological Father

Safe Mode

Safe Mode is when you temporarily run only the essentials because your system feels overloaded. Just like a phone that's glitching or slowing down, you close extra applications, reduce background noise, and stop adding new demands so nothing crashes. It's not about solving everything or pretending nothing's wrong — it's about stabilizing. You lower expectations, simplify the day, and protect your energy until your system feels steady again.

33 stories
Travis and the Death of Raven — Grief After Losing His Son Millie Bobby Brown and the Breaking Point with Public Criticism Emmy Rossum and the Pancake Problem Nicole Bobek and Losing Carlo Fassi Lucy Kalanithi and the Question of Feeling Okay Again

Screen Recording

Your ability to capture and remember what happens — journaling, reflecting, and preserving moments for future review.

11 stories
Tom Brady and the Accountability Mirror After a Loss Miles Chamley Watson and the Olympics Loss Kristen Miller-Song and Creating the Honor Wall Matt Damon and the Fatherhood Time Shift Sarah J. Maas and Her Traumatic Birth Experience

Screen Time

How much of your day is spent on screens versus in the real world.

11 stories
Julian and the Rookie Coffee Revelation Mandy and the EMDR Session Mandy and the Self-Hatred Discovery Trang and the Lizards Adele and Her First Protest

Screensaver

A simple on/off control for what your mind returns to when nothing is actively happening. When on, a neutral or steady thought fills the space. When off, whatever is loudest or most repetitive takes over.

11 stories
John Mackey and the Decision to Sell to Amazon Johnny Knoxville and the Bad Grandpa Anxiety Carl Centro and the Mirror Power Pose Dan Frohlak and the Cave Incident Dar Mann and the Last Video Decision

Storage

How much you hold onto — thoughts, emotions, relationships, experiences. Can be overloaded or carefully curated.

59 stories
Aqui Nji and Her Father's Hiking Boots Jay Shetty and the Grip of a Life You've Already Outgrown Arlo Iron Cloud and What He Would and Wouldn't Take James Hurst and His Father's Ashes Nathan Weiser and the Burned-Down House

Sync

How well your inner world matches your outer world. The alignment between what you feel, say, and do.

167 stories
Mercedes Hesselroth and Her Tata's Last Year Tom Rinks and Staying Out of the Spotlight Tom Rinks and the Meijer Buyer Dan Tabersky and the Supermarket Cart Lynette Sharp and the Decision to Cooperate

Time Zone

Your awareness of where others are in their journey. The ability to meet people in their time, not just yours.

50 stories
Diana Thompson and the Scottish Dance Society Andrew McGill and the Taxi Ride to the Airport Chris Palmer and the Grief After Recovery Lucy Kalanithi and Keeping Paul Real for Katie Aisha Wallace-Palomares and the Lotion Bottle Note

Tone

How your message feels to someone else.

14 stories
Travis and Lily Rose — Falling for an AI Nicole Richie and the Wire Lie Martha McBriar and the Parachute Jump Sky and the Garage Door Eslanda Robeson and the Open Marriage Ultimatum

Update

Your willingness to evolve, learn, and install new ways of thinking — even when the current version feels comfortable.

252 stories
Travis and Lily Rose — Falling for an AI Tom Rinks and the Decision to Step Back from CEO Maria Georges and Realizing She Pushes People Away Jay Shetty and the Identity That Became a Cage Jay Shetty and the Grip of a Life You've Already Outgrown

Volume

How strongly you project your thoughts and emotions into the world.

61 stories
Brian Bouffard and the Corruption of the Justice Department Gael and the Triple Text Philosophy Alyssa Liu and the Return to the Ice Callie Zahir and Finding Her Real Message for Ube.co Emmy Rossum and the Pay Equity Negotiation

Wi-Fi

Your relationships and how you connect with others. The invisible networks that keep you linked to community and support.

40 stories
Travis and Lily Rose — Falling for an AI Lynette Sharp and the Decision to Cooperate Emmy Rossum and Finding Her People at the Met Nicole Bobek and the Moment She Saw Her Mom's Face Lucy Guo and Finding Herself in Miami
Name Type Stories
Accessibility — Adjust your environment so you can succeed — instead of forcing yourself to struggle. Change the setup, not yourself. selector 35
Airplane Mode — Knowing when to fully disconnect for safety, clarity, or self-preservation. A total systems safeguard. mode 17
Anti-Alias — Whether you flatten the world into binaries, or allow for nuance, complexity, and blurry edges. switch 146
App Permissions — What you allow different areas of your life to access. The boundaries between work, relationships, health, and identity. selector 47
Auto-Lock — How quickly you shut down or disengage when not actively stimulated. Your threshold for idle before you check out. slider 6
Background Processes — The fears, survival patterns, and old logic that keep running in your mind whether you notice them or not. Some were installed by you, some by your environment, some by people who raised you. This setting is not about stopping them — it is about whether you even know they are there. selector 126
Backup — The systems, people, and practices you have in place to preserve what matters — so nothing critical is ever truly lost. command 9
Battery Level — Energy levels, drive, and what fuels or drains you. How you manage your reserves and when to switch into low-power mode. gauge 87
Brightness — How much light you bring to what you're looking at. Controls whether you see the hopeful side or the dark side of a situation. slider 98
Data Usage — How much mental, emotional, and social bandwidth you consume. Tracking what drains your plan and what's worth the cost. gauge 13
Date & Time — Your relationship with time — how you track it, honor it, and whether you live ahead of, behind, or inside the present moment. gauge 52
Do Not Disturb — Your ability to intentionally block out the world when needed. Used for recovery, focus, or boundary-setting. mode 31
Force Quit — When a specific thought, worry, or emotion keeps looping, you intentionally stop feeding it. command 42
Haptics — How much you physically feel. Turn it up and every bump, vibration, and ache registers. Turn it down and the pain, tension, and discomfort fade into the background. slider 45
Hotspot — When you become the connection for others — sharing your energy, knowledge, or stability so others can get online. switch 22
Language & Region — Your openness to engaging with other cultures, languages, and perspectives — including those native to someone else's lived experience. selector 9
Location Services — Self-awareness; your ability to track where you are mentally, emotionally, and physically — in time, space, and energy. switch 188
Microphone Sensitivity — How much you hear. Controls whether you pick up on the quiet signals — tone shifts, what someone didn't say, the things most people miss. slider 36
Mute — Your ability to stop responding, even when provoked. Not about listening, but choosing silence as a control. switch 25
Notifications — Your ability to filter incoming inputs — choosing what deserves your attention and what can wait. slider 122
Parental Controls — Whether you give yourself the option to choose who you are, instead of just defaulting to how you were raised. switch 90
Privacy — How much of yourself you reveal to the people already in your life. Controls what you share, how deep you go, and what stays yours. selector 129
Restart — Your ability to pause, reflect, and begin again — not reactively, but with intention. command 178
Restore — Your ability to return to a previous version of yourself — recovering lessons, habits, or strengths you once had. command 29
Safe Mode — Safe Mode is when you temporarily run only the essentials because your system feels overloaded. Just like a phone that's glitching or slowing down, you close extra applications, reduce background noise, and stop adding new demands so nothing crashes. It's not about solving everything or pretending nothing's wrong — it's about stabilizing. You lower expectations, simplify the day, and protect your energy until your system feels steady again. mode 33
Screen Recording — Your ability to capture and remember what happens — journaling, reflecting, and preserving moments for future review. switch 11
Screen Time — How much of your day is spent on screens versus in the real world. slider 11
Screensaver — A simple on/off control for what your mind returns to when nothing is actively happening. When on, a neutral or steady thought fills the space. When off, whatever is loudest or most repetitive takes over. mode 11
Storage — How much you hold onto — thoughts, emotions, relationships, experiences. Can be overloaded or carefully curated. gauge 59
Sync — How well your inner world matches your outer world. The alignment between what you feel, say, and do. command 167
Time Zone — Your awareness of where others are in their journey. The ability to meet people in their time, not just yours. gauge 50
Tone — How your message feels to someone else. slider 14
Update — Your willingness to evolve, learn, and install new ways of thinking — even when the current version feels comfortable. command 252
Volume — How strongly you project your thoughts and emotions into the world. slider 61
Wi-Fi — Your relationships and how you connect with others. The invisible networks that keep you linked to community and support. switch 40