How to Stay Focused and Avoid Distractions?
Have you ever tried to work or study, only to find yourself checking your phone just minutes later? You’re definitely not the only one.
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Sep 11, 2025
5 min
Let’s be honest: in 2025, working for even 2 hours straight feels like a real challenge. Between your phone constantly draining your attention, the web packed with ads and distractions, and all the screens surrounding you, how are you supposed to find a moment of focus in such a hyper-stimulating world?
That’s exactly why we’re here —at least partly.
In this article, we wanted to dive into the topic to help you better understand what’s going on, navigate these challenges more easily, and—most importantly—give you simple, practical, no-stress solutions.
What’s the Big Deal With Focus and Attention?
How Attention Works
Attention isn’t a single process but a set of systems working together. Cognitive psychologists often divide attention into three main functions: alerting, orienting and executive control.
Alerting keeps you awake and ready to respond.
Orienting directs your focus to specific stimuli (like the words on a page).
Executive control helps you resist impulses and stay on task.
Our brains are naturally drawn to novelty and rewarding stimuli. Smartphones take advantage of this with bright icons, infinite scroll and unpredictable notifications. Each ping offers a potential reward, triggering the release of dopamine and reinforcing the habit of checking your phone. Over time, this habit becomes ingrained and can erode the executive control system responsible for staying focused.
Did you know that a recent research using EEG has shown that people with a high tendency toward short‑video addiction have reduced neural activity in brain regions linked to executive control, suggesting that heavy use can impair self‑control and attention? Yeah… Makes you think…
Today’s Myth
Many people pride themselves on multitasking—answering emails while listening to a lecture or watching TV while doing homework. However, cognitive research shows that the brain isn’t designed to handle multiple demanding tasks simultaneously. Media multitaskers often underperform on working memory, interference management and sustained attention tasks. When students divide their attention between listening to a lecture and sending text messages, they learn less and recall less.
In one study, reading a passage while instant messaging increased the time taken from 29 minutes to 49 minutes, illustrating how much multitasking can slow us down.
Switching between tasks also incurs cognitive costs known as switching costs. Each interruption causes a “resumption lag”—the time needed to remember where you left off. Researchers have shown that task interruptions typically result in performance decline.
Longer interruptions lead to more errors and longer resumption times. Even short interruptions can disrupt the sequence of steps in a task, causing mistakes. Understanding that multitasking doesn’t save time is the first step toward adopting more focused work habits.
The Smartphone And the Brain
Smartphones are powerful tools, but they can be potent distractors. A 2023 experiment found that just having a smartphone nearby can reduce cognitive performance, even if you’re not using it.
The researchers concluded that the phone’s presence occupies limited mental resources, diverting attention away from the task at hand. What an another study highlights is that your relationship with the device—whether you feel compelled to check it and how strongly it distracts you—matters more than its physical distance.
Let’s be honest: in 2025, working for even 2 hours straight feels like a real challenge. Between your phone constantly draining your attention, the web packed with ads and distractions, and all the screens surrounding you, how are you supposed to find a moment of focus in such a hyper-stimulating world?
That’s exactly why we’re here —at least partly.
In this article, we wanted to dive into the topic to help you better understand what’s going on, navigate these challenges more easily, and—most importantly—give you simple, practical, no-stress solutions.
What’s the Big Deal With Focus and Attention?
How Attention Works
Attention isn’t a single process but a set of systems working together. Cognitive psychologists often divide attention into three main functions: alerting, orienting and executive control.
Alerting keeps you awake and ready to respond.
Orienting directs your focus to specific stimuli (like the words on a page).
Executive control helps you resist impulses and stay on task.
Our brains are naturally drawn to novelty and rewarding stimuli. Smartphones take advantage of this with bright icons, infinite scroll and unpredictable notifications. Each ping offers a potential reward, triggering the release of dopamine and reinforcing the habit of checking your phone. Over time, this habit becomes ingrained and can erode the executive control system responsible for staying focused.
Did you know that a recent research using EEG has shown that people with a high tendency toward short‑video addiction have reduced neural activity in brain regions linked to executive control, suggesting that heavy use can impair self‑control and attention? Yeah… Makes you think…
Today’s Myth
Many people pride themselves on multitasking—answering emails while listening to a lecture or watching TV while doing homework. However, cognitive research shows that the brain isn’t designed to handle multiple demanding tasks simultaneously. Media multitaskers often underperform on working memory, interference management and sustained attention tasks. When students divide their attention between listening to a lecture and sending text messages, they learn less and recall less.
In one study, reading a passage while instant messaging increased the time taken from 29 minutes to 49 minutes, illustrating how much multitasking can slow us down.
Switching between tasks also incurs cognitive costs known as switching costs. Each interruption causes a “resumption lag”—the time needed to remember where you left off. Researchers have shown that task interruptions typically result in performance decline.
Longer interruptions lead to more errors and longer resumption times. Even short interruptions can disrupt the sequence of steps in a task, causing mistakes. Understanding that multitasking doesn’t save time is the first step toward adopting more focused work habits.
The Smartphone And the Brain
Smartphones are powerful tools, but they can be potent distractors. A 2023 experiment found that just having a smartphone nearby can reduce cognitive performance, even if you’re not using it.
The researchers concluded that the phone’s presence occupies limited mental resources, diverting attention away from the task at hand. What an another study highlights is that your relationship with the device—whether you feel compelled to check it and how strongly it distracts you—matters more than its physical distance.
Let’s be honest: in 2025, working for even 2 hours straight feels like a real challenge. Between your phone constantly draining your attention, the web packed with ads and distractions, and all the screens surrounding you, how are you supposed to find a moment of focus in such a hyper-stimulating world?
That’s exactly why we’re here —at least partly.
In this article, we wanted to dive into the topic to help you better understand what’s going on, navigate these challenges more easily, and—most importantly—give you simple, practical, no-stress solutions.
What’s the Big Deal With Focus and Attention?
How Attention Works
Attention isn’t a single process but a set of systems working together. Cognitive psychologists often divide attention into three main functions: alerting, orienting and executive control.
Alerting keeps you awake and ready to respond.
Orienting directs your focus to specific stimuli (like the words on a page).
Executive control helps you resist impulses and stay on task.
Our brains are naturally drawn to novelty and rewarding stimuli. Smartphones take advantage of this with bright icons, infinite scroll and unpredictable notifications. Each ping offers a potential reward, triggering the release of dopamine and reinforcing the habit of checking your phone. Over time, this habit becomes ingrained and can erode the executive control system responsible for staying focused.
Did you know that a recent research using EEG has shown that people with a high tendency toward short‑video addiction have reduced neural activity in brain regions linked to executive control, suggesting that heavy use can impair self‑control and attention? Yeah… Makes you think…
Today’s Myth
Many people pride themselves on multitasking—answering emails while listening to a lecture or watching TV while doing homework. However, cognitive research shows that the brain isn’t designed to handle multiple demanding tasks simultaneously. Media multitaskers often underperform on working memory, interference management and sustained attention tasks. When students divide their attention between listening to a lecture and sending text messages, they learn less and recall less.
In one study, reading a passage while instant messaging increased the time taken from 29 minutes to 49 minutes, illustrating how much multitasking can slow us down.
Switching between tasks also incurs cognitive costs known as switching costs. Each interruption causes a “resumption lag”—the time needed to remember where you left off. Researchers have shown that task interruptions typically result in performance decline.
Longer interruptions lead to more errors and longer resumption times. Even short interruptions can disrupt the sequence of steps in a task, causing mistakes. Understanding that multitasking doesn’t save time is the first step toward adopting more focused work habits.
The Smartphone And the Brain
Smartphones are powerful tools, but they can be potent distractors. A 2023 experiment found that just having a smartphone nearby can reduce cognitive performance, even if you’re not using it.
The researchers concluded that the phone’s presence occupies limited mental resources, diverting attention away from the task at hand. What an another study highlights is that your relationship with the device—whether you feel compelled to check it and how strongly it distracts you—matters more than its physical distance.
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Block apps. Limit time. Grow better habits. Endless possibilities.
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Block apps. Limit time. Grow better habits. Endless possibilities.
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How Distractions Kills Your Focus
Notifications & Interruptions
Smartphones and co., bombard us with notifications.
A recent study asked their participants to disable their smartphone notifications for a day. The result: reducing notification‑caused interruptions improved performance and lowered strain, especially among people with low fear of missing out.
But that’s not all. Notifications themselves aren’t always the real problem. The timing of when they’re sent also has a big impact. Interjecting between subtasks is less disruptive than interrupting in the middle of a subtask.
Media Multitasking & Academic Outcomes
Media multitasking during study sessions or lectures has measurable academic costs.
Studies show that students learn less when they divide their attention between a lecture and texting or social networking.
Background media included, such as TV, reduces comprehension and memory for both children and adults. Frequent media multitaskers are more impulsive, more prone to distraction and often have lower self‑control. Over time, this habit can lead to a cumulative reduction in working memory capacity and sustained attention.
Smartphone Use as Procrastination Tool
Simply moving your phone off your desk might not prevent you from being distracted.
A 2025 study explored whether placing smartphones just out of reach could reduce leisure device use at work. Participants used their phones less when they were further away, but they shifted their attention to their laptops, and they didn’t spend less time on leisure activities. The researchers concluded that the problem lies not in the device itself but in the habits and routines we develop with it.
These habits feed into procrastination. When we feel the pressure of a task, our brains seek short‑term rewards, like checking social media or watching short videos. The more you indulge, the harder it becomes to focus.
Stress, Fatigue & Cognitive Overload
Constant switching between tasks and information sources can lead to mental fatigue.
The brain has to inhibit irrelevant stimuli and reorient to the task repeatedly, consuming cognitive resources. Over time, this leads to decreased productivity, higher stress and potential burnout. Heavy media multitaskers also report higher levels of impulsivity, social anxiety and depression . In other words, being distracted isn’t just a nuisance—it can have broader mental health implications.
Building Focus & Managing Distractions
The good news is that attention is a trainable skill. With the right strategies, you can strengthen your ability to concentrate and redesign your environment to support focus.
Control Your Digital Environment
Disable Non‑Essential Notifications: Turning off automatic notifications reduces interruption‐caused performance decline . Decide which apps truly need to alert you (e.g., messages from family) and silence the rest.
Create Phone‑Free Zones: Keep your phone in another room or turned off during periods of deep work. While one study found that just moving the phone away didn’t completely eliminate procrastination, it did reduce phone use.
Use Focus Tools: Apps like Jomo —available for free on iPhone, iPad and Mac, can block distracting apps during work sessions and provide statistics about your screen time.
Whether you just need a temporary boost or a tool you’ll end up using every day, the app makes it easy to block distractions so you can stay focused on what really matters. For that, you can set up “Sessions” — time blocks where you lock your distracting apps. Whether it’s every day from 2 PM to 4 PM or just 45 minutes, it’s entirely up to you.
Practice Deep Work & Single‑Tasking
Work in Blocks: Use techniques like the Pomodoro method (25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5‑minute break) to sustain attention. Longer blocks (45–60 minutes) can be effective if you build in short breaks. Avoid multitasking during these periods.
You can also use the Jomo app to help you out. We’ve got a full article that shows you exactly how to make this method easy with the app.
Prioritize Tasks: Identify your most important tasks and tackle them when your energy is highest. Research on interruption timing suggests that interrupting between subtasks is less disruptive. Finish a subtask before checking your phone or email.
Remove Invisible Distractions: Close unused tabs, silence background TV and keep your desk clear. Even non‑digital clutter can subconsciously drain attention.
Beware of Background Media: Don’t study with the TV on or listen to music with lyrics if you need to read or write. As the media multitasking review showed, background media reduces accuracy and comprehension.
Strengthen Self‑Control & Attention
Mindfulness and Meditation: Mindfulness trains you to observe thoughts and impulses without acting on them. A study found that four weeks of meditation training improved sustained attention, with participants showing better accuracy and neural processing on attention tasks.
Set Clear Intentions: Before starting a task, articulate what you intend to accomplish and how long you plan to work. This primes your brain for focus and helps resist distractions.
Build Gradual Habits: Habits take time. Research shows it takes roughly 59–66 days in median for a new behavior to become automatic. Start small—commit to one distraction‑free session per day and gradually extend its length.
Practice Delayed Gratification: When you feel the urge to check your phone, pause for 10 seconds and take a few deep breaths. Often the urge will subside. Over time, this strengthens your brain’s ability to resist impulses.
Did you know? With Jomo, you can block apps by default. To use them, you’ll need to pause and wait through a short timer before you can open them. It gives you a moment to think twice: do you really need that app, or are you just procrastinating?
Take Care of Your Brain
Sleep and Exercise: Sleep deprivation and sedentariness impair attention. Aim for 7–9 hours of sleep per night, and incorporate regular physical activity. Even short walks can boost mood and concentration.
Limit Short‑Video Consumption: Short‑form video platforms deliver rapid, rewarding content that trains the brain to seek constant novelty. A study found that high short‑video addiction is linked to impaired executive control and reduced self‑control. Set limits on your daily viewing, and replace some viewing time with longer‑form reading or hobbies.
Eat and Drink Wisely: Stay hydrated and choose foods that provide steady energy. Heavy meals or sugary snacks can cause energy spikes and crashes, making focus harder.
Remember that attention is finite. When you reclaim it from distractions, you free up energy for what truly matters—deep work, meaningful relationships, creativity and joy. The path to better focus starts with small, intentional choices. Stick with them, and over time, you’ll find that staying focused and avoiding distractions becomes less of a struggle and more of a natural rhythm in your day.
How Distractions Kills Your Focus
Notifications & Interruptions
Smartphones and co., bombard us with notifications.
A recent study asked their participants to disable their smartphone notifications for a day. The result: reducing notification‑caused interruptions improved performance and lowered strain, especially among people with low fear of missing out.
But that’s not all. Notifications themselves aren’t always the real problem. The timing of when they’re sent also has a big impact. Interjecting between subtasks is less disruptive than interrupting in the middle of a subtask.
Media Multitasking & Academic Outcomes
Media multitasking during study sessions or lectures has measurable academic costs.
Studies show that students learn less when they divide their attention between a lecture and texting or social networking.
Background media included, such as TV, reduces comprehension and memory for both children and adults. Frequent media multitaskers are more impulsive, more prone to distraction and often have lower self‑control. Over time, this habit can lead to a cumulative reduction in working memory capacity and sustained attention.
Smartphone Use as Procrastination Tool
Simply moving your phone off your desk might not prevent you from being distracted.
A 2025 study explored whether placing smartphones just out of reach could reduce leisure device use at work. Participants used their phones less when they were further away, but they shifted their attention to their laptops, and they didn’t spend less time on leisure activities. The researchers concluded that the problem lies not in the device itself but in the habits and routines we develop with it.
These habits feed into procrastination. When we feel the pressure of a task, our brains seek short‑term rewards, like checking social media or watching short videos. The more you indulge, the harder it becomes to focus.
Stress, Fatigue & Cognitive Overload
Constant switching between tasks and information sources can lead to mental fatigue.
The brain has to inhibit irrelevant stimuli and reorient to the task repeatedly, consuming cognitive resources. Over time, this leads to decreased productivity, higher stress and potential burnout. Heavy media multitaskers also report higher levels of impulsivity, social anxiety and depression . In other words, being distracted isn’t just a nuisance—it can have broader mental health implications.
Building Focus & Managing Distractions
The good news is that attention is a trainable skill. With the right strategies, you can strengthen your ability to concentrate and redesign your environment to support focus.
Control Your Digital Environment
Disable Non‑Essential Notifications: Turning off automatic notifications reduces interruption‐caused performance decline . Decide which apps truly need to alert you (e.g., messages from family) and silence the rest.
Create Phone‑Free Zones: Keep your phone in another room or turned off during periods of deep work. While one study found that just moving the phone away didn’t completely eliminate procrastination, it did reduce phone use.
Use Focus Tools: Apps like Jomo —available for free on iPhone, iPad and Mac, can block distracting apps during work sessions and provide statistics about your screen time.
Whether you just need a temporary boost or a tool you’ll end up using every day, the app makes it easy to block distractions so you can stay focused on what really matters. For that, you can set up “Sessions” — time blocks where you lock your distracting apps. Whether it’s every day from 2 PM to 4 PM or just 45 minutes, it’s entirely up to you.
Practice Deep Work & Single‑Tasking
Work in Blocks: Use techniques like the Pomodoro method (25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5‑minute break) to sustain attention. Longer blocks (45–60 minutes) can be effective if you build in short breaks. Avoid multitasking during these periods.
You can also use the Jomo app to help you out. We’ve got a full article that shows you exactly how to make this method easy with the app.
Prioritize Tasks: Identify your most important tasks and tackle them when your energy is highest. Research on interruption timing suggests that interrupting between subtasks is less disruptive. Finish a subtask before checking your phone or email.
Remove Invisible Distractions: Close unused tabs, silence background TV and keep your desk clear. Even non‑digital clutter can subconsciously drain attention.
Beware of Background Media: Don’t study with the TV on or listen to music with lyrics if you need to read or write. As the media multitasking review showed, background media reduces accuracy and comprehension.
Strengthen Self‑Control & Attention
Mindfulness and Meditation: Mindfulness trains you to observe thoughts and impulses without acting on them. A study found that four weeks of meditation training improved sustained attention, with participants showing better accuracy and neural processing on attention tasks.
Set Clear Intentions: Before starting a task, articulate what you intend to accomplish and how long you plan to work. This primes your brain for focus and helps resist distractions.
Build Gradual Habits: Habits take time. Research shows it takes roughly 59–66 days in median for a new behavior to become automatic. Start small—commit to one distraction‑free session per day and gradually extend its length.
Practice Delayed Gratification: When you feel the urge to check your phone, pause for 10 seconds and take a few deep breaths. Often the urge will subside. Over time, this strengthens your brain’s ability to resist impulses.
Did you know? With Jomo, you can block apps by default. To use them, you’ll need to pause and wait through a short timer before you can open them. It gives you a moment to think twice: do you really need that app, or are you just procrastinating?
Take Care of Your Brain
Sleep and Exercise: Sleep deprivation and sedentariness impair attention. Aim for 7–9 hours of sleep per night, and incorporate regular physical activity. Even short walks can boost mood and concentration.
Limit Short‑Video Consumption: Short‑form video platforms deliver rapid, rewarding content that trains the brain to seek constant novelty. A study found that high short‑video addiction is linked to impaired executive control and reduced self‑control. Set limits on your daily viewing, and replace some viewing time with longer‑form reading or hobbies.
Eat and Drink Wisely: Stay hydrated and choose foods that provide steady energy. Heavy meals or sugary snacks can cause energy spikes and crashes, making focus harder.
Remember that attention is finite. When you reclaim it from distractions, you free up energy for what truly matters—deep work, meaningful relationships, creativity and joy. The path to better focus starts with small, intentional choices. Stick with them, and over time, you’ll find that staying focused and avoiding distractions becomes less of a struggle and more of a natural rhythm in your day.
How Distractions Kills Your Focus
Notifications & Interruptions
Smartphones and co., bombard us with notifications.
A recent study asked their participants to disable their smartphone notifications for a day. The result: reducing notification‑caused interruptions improved performance and lowered strain, especially among people with low fear of missing out.
But that’s not all. Notifications themselves aren’t always the real problem. The timing of when they’re sent also has a big impact. Interjecting between subtasks is less disruptive than interrupting in the middle of a subtask.
Media Multitasking & Academic Outcomes
Media multitasking during study sessions or lectures has measurable academic costs.
Studies show that students learn less when they divide their attention between a lecture and texting or social networking.
Background media included, such as TV, reduces comprehension and memory for both children and adults. Frequent media multitaskers are more impulsive, more prone to distraction and often have lower self‑control. Over time, this habit can lead to a cumulative reduction in working memory capacity and sustained attention.
Smartphone Use as Procrastination Tool
Simply moving your phone off your desk might not prevent you from being distracted.
A 2025 study explored whether placing smartphones just out of reach could reduce leisure device use at work. Participants used their phones less when they were further away, but they shifted their attention to their laptops, and they didn’t spend less time on leisure activities. The researchers concluded that the problem lies not in the device itself but in the habits and routines we develop with it.
These habits feed into procrastination. When we feel the pressure of a task, our brains seek short‑term rewards, like checking social media or watching short videos. The more you indulge, the harder it becomes to focus.
Stress, Fatigue & Cognitive Overload
Constant switching between tasks and information sources can lead to mental fatigue.
The brain has to inhibit irrelevant stimuli and reorient to the task repeatedly, consuming cognitive resources. Over time, this leads to decreased productivity, higher stress and potential burnout. Heavy media multitaskers also report higher levels of impulsivity, social anxiety and depression . In other words, being distracted isn’t just a nuisance—it can have broader mental health implications.
Building Focus & Managing Distractions
The good news is that attention is a trainable skill. With the right strategies, you can strengthen your ability to concentrate and redesign your environment to support focus.
Control Your Digital Environment
Disable Non‑Essential Notifications: Turning off automatic notifications reduces interruption‐caused performance decline . Decide which apps truly need to alert you (e.g., messages from family) and silence the rest.
Create Phone‑Free Zones: Keep your phone in another room or turned off during periods of deep work. While one study found that just moving the phone away didn’t completely eliminate procrastination, it did reduce phone use.
Use Focus Tools: Apps like Jomo —available for free on iPhone, iPad and Mac, can block distracting apps during work sessions and provide statistics about your screen time.
Whether you just need a temporary boost or a tool you’ll end up using every day, the app makes it easy to block distractions so you can stay focused on what really matters. For that, you can set up “Sessions” — time blocks where you lock your distracting apps. Whether it’s every day from 2 PM to 4 PM or just 45 minutes, it’s entirely up to you.
Practice Deep Work & Single‑Tasking
Work in Blocks: Use techniques like the Pomodoro method (25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5‑minute break) to sustain attention. Longer blocks (45–60 minutes) can be effective if you build in short breaks. Avoid multitasking during these periods.
You can also use the Jomo app to help you out. We’ve got a full article that shows you exactly how to make this method easy with the app.
Prioritize Tasks: Identify your most important tasks and tackle them when your energy is highest. Research on interruption timing suggests that interrupting between subtasks is less disruptive. Finish a subtask before checking your phone or email.
Remove Invisible Distractions: Close unused tabs, silence background TV and keep your desk clear. Even non‑digital clutter can subconsciously drain attention.
Beware of Background Media: Don’t study with the TV on or listen to music with lyrics if you need to read or write. As the media multitasking review showed, background media reduces accuracy and comprehension.
Strengthen Self‑Control & Attention
Mindfulness and Meditation: Mindfulness trains you to observe thoughts and impulses without acting on them. A study found that four weeks of meditation training improved sustained attention, with participants showing better accuracy and neural processing on attention tasks.
Set Clear Intentions: Before starting a task, articulate what you intend to accomplish and how long you plan to work. This primes your brain for focus and helps resist distractions.
Build Gradual Habits: Habits take time. Research shows it takes roughly 59–66 days in median for a new behavior to become automatic. Start small—commit to one distraction‑free session per day and gradually extend its length.
Practice Delayed Gratification: When you feel the urge to check your phone, pause for 10 seconds and take a few deep breaths. Often the urge will subside. Over time, this strengthens your brain’s ability to resist impulses.
Did you know? With Jomo, you can block apps by default. To use them, you’ll need to pause and wait through a short timer before you can open them. It gives you a moment to think twice: do you really need that app, or are you just procrastinating?
Take Care of Your Brain
Sleep and Exercise: Sleep deprivation and sedentariness impair attention. Aim for 7–9 hours of sleep per night, and incorporate regular physical activity. Even short walks can boost mood and concentration.
Limit Short‑Video Consumption: Short‑form video platforms deliver rapid, rewarding content that trains the brain to seek constant novelty. A study found that high short‑video addiction is linked to impaired executive control and reduced self‑control. Set limits on your daily viewing, and replace some viewing time with longer‑form reading or hobbies.
Eat and Drink Wisely: Stay hydrated and choose foods that provide steady energy. Heavy meals or sugary snacks can cause energy spikes and crashes, making focus harder.
Remember that attention is finite. When you reclaim it from distractions, you free up energy for what truly matters—deep work, meaningful relationships, creativity and joy. The path to better focus starts with small, intentional choices. Stick with them, and over time, you’ll find that staying focused and avoiding distractions becomes less of a struggle and more of a natural rhythm in your day.
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© Crafted in Europe. All rights reserved to Jomo SAS, 2025