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KP Chaudhary

Productivity

My productivity system

Hard boundaries on devices, plus the accountability that came from building a company with my co-founder.

Building with intention

Kenixa

kenixa.in

Kenixa is a company I started with a friend—not a productivity app, but the thing that made me level up anyway. When you’re accountable for clients, deadlines, and a partner who’s counting on you, you stop pretending busyness is progress. I became more goal-oriented, clearer about what “done” means, and honestly more productive week to week than I was before we started building together.

Phone & Desktop

Phone

  • No Email Notifications

    Always manually check email. No push notifications.

  • Limited time & app limits

    Social isn’t fully off the phone—time limits and Screen Time caps are on so feeds can’t expand to fill the day.

  • Content Restrictions

    No NSFW content. All news and distracting websites blocked. Incognito windows cannot be opened.

  • Downtime: 1AM – 8AM

    Only essential apps unlocked overnight: Phone, Messages, FaceTime, Maps. Screen Time / Focus is configured so I can’t casually override it.

  • Notification Summary

    Using iOS notification summary feature. Push notifications only for: priority people, bank apps, home automation, urgent matters. Everyone else batched at 9AM, 11AM, 2PM, 5PM, 8PM.

  • Black and White Mode

    Phone is always in black and white mode. Automations turn off grayscale when opening Photos app, Camera app, and Google Maps.

  • No Devices in Bed

    No devices in bed ever. This includes phones, tablets, laptops, or any electronic device.

  • Raise to Wake & Tap to Wake Disabled

    Removed raise to wake and tap to wake to reduce impulsive checking on the phone for no reason.

Desktop

  • Network-Level Blocking

    YouTube, Reddit, and all distracting websites blocked via network settings on Mac Studio.

  • Downtime: 9PM – 9AM

    Computer locked during these hours. Unlock credentials aren’t kept on the machine I use at night.

  • Internet Kill Switch

    Internet completely turns off from 1AM – 8AM as double protection.

  • Twitter Usage

    No Twitter password saved in everyday browsers—harder to open a tab and disappear for an hour. If I need to check something, it’s deliberate and time-boxed.

  • No Computer Usage on Sundays

    I'm still not perfect at this, but I'm trying my best to enforce no device usage on Sundays. That means any electronic device.