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.

27 stories
Michael Donovan and the Jungle Cat Justin Gold and the Squeeze Pack Positioning Discovery David Rustiano and the Irish Spring Bar Jensen Huang and the Emulator Gamble Jasper Lawrence and the African Latrines

Airplane Mode

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

12 stories
Abdullah Muhammad al-Taisi and the Wedding Convoy Strike Hayden Panettiere and Escaping the Boat Assault The No-Contact Family Dynamics Bridget Ball and the Control Revelation John Amendez and the Terrorist's Stare

Anti-Alias

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

113 stories
AJ Michalka and the Infidelity Trust Wound Caroline Buck and the Golden Gate Park Moment Tina Fey and the NBA Courtside Manspreading Incident Justin Gold and the Family Business Plan Revelation Alex O'Connor and the Consciousness Panel

App Permissions

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

39 stories
The Houston Woman and Breaking the Overgiving Pattern Matthew Hussey and the Future Wife's Standard Mariana Van Zeller and the Niger Military Coup Garrett Morgan and the Military Ban Spreadsheets Audrina Patridge and the Police Call Decision

Auto-Lock

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

5 stories
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.

83 stories
AJ Michalka and the Infidelity Trust Wound Jason Kelce and the Swimming Pool Sharks Alex Neeson and the Failed Feast Gail King and the Marriage Betrayal Justin Gold and the Farmer's Market Feedback Overload

Backup

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

8 stories
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 Pete Maldonado and Rashid Ali and the Metal Recall

Battery Level

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

72 stories
Stephen Covey and the Two Tree Cutters The Houston Woman and Breaking the Overgiving Pattern Gail King and the R. Kelly Interview Dan Frohlak and the Cave Incident Alex Cooper and the Acting Experience

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.

61 stories
Tina Fey and the NBA Courtside Manspreading Incident Rachel Cain and the Home Alone Plot Graham and Learning Detachment Through Practice Dar Mann and the Real Estate Crash Christopher Moncayo-Torres and the Broadway Surprise

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.

44 stories
Amanda Burrell and the Naval Accident Susan Gubar and the Cost of Living Jensen Huang and the CUDA Decade Jensen Huang and the Emulator Gamble Anonymous Speaker and Inner Critic Management

Do Not Disturb

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

26 stories
Sarah LaFleur and the Mental Strength Coach Tana Mongeau and the Lawsuit Settlement Rachel Bilson and the Pandemic Breakup Blessing Rachel Waters and the Murder Accusation John Amendez and the Terrorist's Stare

Force Quit

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

30 stories
Allie Michalka and the Kept Relationship Amanda Burrell and the Naval Accident Antoinette Marie Williams and the San Antonio Tournament Dan Frohlak and the Cave Incident Graham and Learning Detachment Through Practice

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.

42 stories
Jason Kelce and the Swimming Pool Sharks Parvati Anant Narayan and Learning to Swim Jason Kelce and the Quarter Squat Injury Scott Martin and the Spaghetti Incident Leila Hormozi and the Whole Foods Rejection

Hotspot

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

20 stories
Anonymous Speaker and the Family Peacekeeper Role Anthony Cortez and the Expansion Question Angela Acharia and the Silicon Valley Networking Jay Shetty and the High Rocks Challenge Nimesha Ladhva and the Skinheads

Language & Region

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

8 stories
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 Christina Lee and Freya Harrison and the Ancient Medicine Window

Location Services

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

143 stories
Jason Kelce and the Swimming Pool Sharks Victoria Wynne and the Gas Station Rescue Jennifer Coenhurst and the Nude Spa Alex Neeson and the Birthday Roach The Dallas Cancer Survivor and Learning to Trust Herself

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.

29 stories
Victoria Wynne and the Gas Station Rescue Eddie Laughter and the Holocaust Museum Justin Gold and the Squeeze Pack Positioning Discovery Alex Cooper and the Friend's Engagement Calls Maya and the Painting in the Trash

Mute

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

20 stories
Allie Michalka and the Kept Relationship Gail King and the R. Kelly Interview Justin Gold and the Farmer's Market Feedback Overload Senada Greca and Not Relying on Feelings Carla Dimkoff and the Witness

Notifications

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

112 stories
Justin Gold and the Farmer's Market Feedback Overload Justin Gold and the Family Business Plan Revelation Alex O'Connor and the Consciousness Panel Craig Gudorf and the Heavyweight Challenge Lowry Simms and the Journalist's Request

Parental Controls

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

65 stories
Allie Michalka and the Hannah Montana Decision Travis Kelce and the Charles Name Change Caroline Buck and the Golden Gate Park Moment The Dallas Cancer Survivor and Learning to Trust Herself Harjas Singh and the Turban Ceremony

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.

110 stories
The Houston Woman and Breaking the Overgiving Pattern Lowry Simms and the Journalist's Request Robbie Hoffman and the Trust Test Jay Shetty and the Purpose Protection Revelation Audrina Patridge and the Police Call Decision

Restart

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

153 stories
Stephen Covey and the Two Tree Cutters Allie Michalka and the Kept Relationship Alex Neeson and the Birthday Roach Tina Fey and the Basketball Game Exit Mistake Antoinette Marie Williams and the San Antonio Tournament

Restore

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

23 stories
Jeffrey Hollander and the Board Reconciliation Antoinette Marie Williams and the San Antonio Tournament Michael Mason and Forgiving His Father Nikesh Shukla and His Mother's Kitchen Scott Martin and the Necrotizing Fasciitis Recovery

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.

24 stories
Craig Gudorf and the Heavyweight Challenge Susan Gubar and the Cost of Living Arshia Kapadia and the Longest Night The Female Founder and the Lawsuit That Destroyed Everything Tim Ferriss and the TMS Protocol

Screen Recording

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

8 stories
Matt Damon and the Fatherhood Time Shift Sarah J. Maas and Her Traumatic Birth Experience Miguel and the Lessons from Pain Javier and the Goodbye That Changed Everything Joe and the Video

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.

8 stories
Dan Frohlak and the Cave Incident Dar Mann and the Last Video Decision Jensen Huang and the CUDA Decade The Anonymous Speaker and the Romanticization Spiral Audrina Patridge and the Wedding Day Robot Mode

Storage

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

47 stories
Eddie Laughter and the Holocaust Museum Nicole Klumper and the Memory Videos Abdullah Muhammad al-Taisi and the Wedding Convoy Strike Bentley Brown and His Father's Legacy Mariana Van Zeller and the Niger Military Coup

Sync

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

134 stories
Jennifer Coenhurst and the Nude Spa Alex Neeson and the Abolish Pests Revelation Caroline Buck and the Golden Gate Park Moment Jeffrey Hollander and the Board Reconciliation Gail King and the Marriage Betrayal

Time Zone

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

41 stories
AJ Michalka and the Infidelity Trust Wound Matthew Hussey and the Future Wife's Standard Alex Cooper and the Friend's Engagement Calls Dar Mann and the Lunch Table Search Cheech Marin and the Swimming Pool Divide

Tone

How your message feels to someone else.

12 stories
Martha McBriar and the Parachute Jump Sky and the Garage Door Eslanda Robeson and the Open Marriage Ultimatum Carol G and the False Assistant Team Priscilla and the First Meeting with O

Update

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

206 stories
Stephen Covey and the Two Tree Cutters Allie Michalka and the Hannah Montana Decision Travis Kelce and the Charles Name Change Victoria Wynne and the Gas Station Rescue Alex Neeson and the Abolish Pests Revelation

Volume

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

46 stories
Harjas Singh and the Turban Ceremony Leonard Saltz and the Zaltrap Boycott Bentley Brown and His Father's Legacy William Carroll and the Marketing Channel Discovery Betty and the Neighbor War

Wi-Fi

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

25 stories
Dar Mann and the Lunch Table Search Robbie Hoffman and the Trust Test Dave Lara and the Band of Brothers Andrew Bruce and the Viral Product Challenge Jay Shetty and the High Rocks Challenge
Name Type Stories
Accessibility — Adjust your environment so you can succeed — instead of forcing yourself to struggle. Change the setup, not yourself. selector 27
Airplane Mode — Knowing when to fully disconnect for safety, clarity, or self-preservation. A total systems safeguard. mode 12
Anti-Alias — Whether you flatten the world into binaries, or allow for nuance, complexity, and blurry edges. switch 113
App Permissions — What you allow different areas of your life to access. The boundaries between work, relationships, health, and identity. selector 39
Auto-Lock — How quickly you shut down or disengage when not actively stimulated. Your threshold for idle before you check out. slider 5
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 83
Backup — The systems, people, and practices you have in place to preserve what matters — so nothing critical is ever truly lost. command 8
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 72
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 61
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 44
Do Not Disturb — Your ability to intentionally block out the world when needed. Used for recovery, focus, or boundary-setting. mode 26
Force Quit — When a specific thought, worry, or emotion keeps looping, you intentionally stop feeding it. command 30
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 42
Hotspot — When you become the connection for others — sharing your energy, knowledge, or stability so others can get online. switch 20
Language & Region — Your openness to engaging with other cultures, languages, and perspectives — including those native to someone else's lived experience. selector 8
Location Services — Self-awareness; your ability to track where you are mentally, emotionally, and physically — in time, space, and energy. switch 143
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 29
Mute — Your ability to stop responding, even when provoked. Not about listening, but choosing silence as a control. switch 20
Notifications — Your ability to filter incoming inputs — choosing what deserves your attention and what can wait. slider 112
Parental Controls — Whether you give yourself the option to choose who you are, instead of just defaulting to how you were raised. switch 65
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 110
Restart — Your ability to pause, reflect, and begin again — not reactively, but with intention. command 153
Restore — Your ability to return to a previous version of yourself — recovering lessons, habits, or strengths you once had. command 23
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 24
Screen Recording — Your ability to capture and remember what happens — journaling, reflecting, and preserving moments for future review. switch 8
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 8
Storage — How much you hold onto — thoughts, emotions, relationships, experiences. Can be overloaded or carefully curated. gauge 47
Sync — How well your inner world matches your outer world. The alignment between what you feel, say, and do. command 134
Time Zone — Your awareness of where others are in their journey. The ability to meet people in their time, not just yours. gauge 41
Tone — How your message feels to someone else. slider 12
Update — Your willingness to evolve, learn, and install new ways of thinking — even when the current version feels comfortable. command 206
Volume — How strongly you project your thoughts and emotions into the world. slider 46
Wi-Fi — Your relationships and how you connect with others. The invisible networks that keep you linked to community and support. switch 25