Nowadays most apps want to send you notifications, even individual websites want to do this too. Your attention is on high demand because it is worth money to advertisers.
In order to protect your precious time and attention, ask yourself the following questions:
– Do I need to know about this immediately?
– Do I need to know about this at all?
You will find that most of the time you absolutely do not need the instant notifications to distract you. Explore the settings on your device and set it up so that you only get what you do need. Calls and messages from family are fine, notifications about social media posts or group chats can most likely wait until you check. Most other notifications you probably don’t need to see them at all.
Be mindful of every notification you receive from now on, resist FOMO and disable them if you don’t actually need them. Protect your time and attention.
“No man is free who is not master of himself.”
— Epictetus
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