I wore a pebble for about a year and came to the conclusion that I'm much, much happier when I'm not immediately notified of every little email and text message

I wore a pebble for about a year and came to the conclusion that I'm much, much happier when I'm not immediately notified of every little email and text message I get over the course of a day. I cannot even remember a single instance in my life where I received an email that couldn't wait until later that night or the next morning. Now I don't wear a watch, my phone is just a phone, and I deal with email in batches only once or twice a day on my laptop. I know a lot of people would go into tech withdrawal if they gave up their smartphone, but for me it feels great.