You know on reddit it has that little orangered envelope to notify you of when you have a reply? I use uBlock Origin to nuke even that tiny little envelope (I also remove a lot of other stuff from reddit to be fair).
A few years ago I totally removed all forms of notifications outside of actual critical things such as my sons school calling.
On my phone I have no notification badges on the icons and all app notifications disabled. I don't care to know about anything without it being my choice.
Do I waste a few seconds now and then? Sure but it's time I can control. If I don't want to waste those few seconds I just don't check for any updates. With a notification I have no choice, that second or two is sucked away from me no matter what.
Perhaps it seems extreme but using a phone, tablet or computer is so much better when it doesn't keep poking you in the eye with "look at me!!" badges or notification shades popping or sliding in the corner or edge of the screen.
That's nice :) In my case, notification (or an indicator atleast) help me save a lot of time. This is especially when I'm serious about knowing the latest updates on something. If it's something less critical, I'd simply snooze them!
You know on reddit it has that little orangered envelope to notify you of when you have a reply? I use uBlock Origin to nuke even that tiny little envelope (I also remove a lot of other stuff from reddit to be fair).
A few years ago I totally removed all forms of notifications outside of actual critical things such as my sons school calling.
On my phone I have no notification badges on the icons and all app notifications disabled. I don't care to know about anything without it being my choice.
Do I waste a few seconds now and then? Sure but it's time I can control. If I don't want to waste those few seconds I just don't check for any updates. With a notification I have no choice, that second or two is sucked away from me no matter what.
Perhaps it seems extreme but using a phone, tablet or computer is so much better when it doesn't keep poking you in the eye with "look at me!!" badges or notification shades popping or sliding in the corner or edge of the screen.