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Do you use push notifications on your smartphone? Name the apps in your comments.
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Only on slack for work and whatsapp only for a couple of groups. But I have my phone on silent all the time so I use the notification center asynchronously.
@abadesi true, I usually pay more attention to push notifications when I'm not on my computer. I also avoid smartwatch due to push notifications.
I've disabled almost all push notifications.
BTW, there is a Gmail hack: if you're afraid of missing emails from important people, you can create a custom label+filter and choose to only receive notifications for emails that trigger this filter. This way you won't be distracted with all the newsletters but will still get a notification when your mom emails you.
Push alert for some useful apps and some ones that I don't use. If I receive notifications from an app that I do not need, I disable notifications for it.
Slack (but only during work hours) and I think that's really it. Oh and Google calendar so I can remember wtf I'm supposed to be doing at any given moment. Usually phone is on silent though.
@sarahloertscher same, slack during work but always keep my phone on silent or even DND.
All chat apps except Slack (Messages, WhatsApp, Hangout, Messenger, Intercom), a couple business apps (Stripe, Parcel, Qonto) and (shameless plug) my meatless meals tracker (No Meat Today - check my profile for beta access). Everything else is muted.
Many are enabled by default so I don't necessarily reject them but I don't pay attention to them either. The only welcome dings are text messages, AirBnB messages/bookings, WhatsApp messages, Messenger messages, and iCal alerts that I set up. Instagram DMs and Strava also send me banner/bubble notifications, and honestly I'm a sucker for the Strava ones, but I need to turn them off (and will do so today). I do use the number bubbles for email apps, Remindres, and WhatsApp group chats - I ignore them until I want to read them.
Everything messenger related I used push notifications. I like to answer my texts and emails quickly (unless I'm in a concentrated work sprint or spending time with friends and family)
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@abishekhkc I turned off my Instagram ones pretty quickly because they were distracting... do you ever find it stressful/annoying?
@abadesi I have muted almost everyone. Only i follow my favourites. and push notifications turned on for them. Instagram push notifications are really annoying one. There's no need to waste our time just looking at someone's icecream pic. 😄
@zaheerbaloch thanks for sharing. Twitter always prompts me to turn on notifications but don't. It's usually open in one of my many browser tabs anyway.
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