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I believe this may only be a problem for certain generations. People raised to be "native" with technology have several filters. First, they realize managing

I believe this may only be a problem for certain generations. People raised to be "native" with technology have several filters. First, they realize managing notifications is highly important. They ruthlessly unsubscribe, block and restrict. Second, different uses are compartmentalized between different services and those services are given different abilites to penetrate your attention. You don't get work snapchats. Slack has a snooze mode and you don't set up your mobile notification center to keep them around until dismissed. Third, and perhaps most importantly, they aren't compelled to jump at every attempt to contact them. Messages can go unanswered, and life goes on.

johnchristopher 10y ago
Damn kids know how to work the VCR ! Seriously, many digital natives are as clueless as anyone else regarding their smartphone and, more broadly, regarding computers as well.
- sheraz 10y ago
  Yup. Step outside your personal and professional tech-bubbles, and it becomes apparent how many people young and old know almost nothing about their phones and computers. Pareto's rule at work -- 80% of smartphone users only use 20% of the features. And unfortunately, those features to tweak and control notifications live in the often unused 80% of the phone.
ludamad 10y ago
I'd like to see some PSAs for this stuff in school, as an extension of trying to teach kids good habits. Something like trying to do tasks dictated from a stream of notifications, mixed with noise, exploring the stream's effect on attention.
- emodendroket 10y ago
  Good luck. Multi-tasking is still a respected quality despite being detrimental to productivity.
emodendroket 10y ago
> First, they realize managing notifications is highly important. They ruthlessly unsubscribe, block and restrict. If my wife's phone is any indication this is probably more indicative of being a programmer than being a "digital native."

johnchristopher 10y ago

Damn kids know how to work the VCR ! Seriously, many digital natives are as clueless as anyone else regarding their smartphone and, more broadly, regarding computers as well.

sheraz 10y ago
Yup. Step outside your personal and professional tech-bubbles, and it becomes apparent how many people young and old know almost nothing about their phones and computers. Pareto's rule at work -- 80% of smartphone users only use 20% of the features. And unfortunately, those features to tweak and control notifications live in the often unused 80% of the phone.

ludamad 10y ago

I'd like to see some PSAs for this stuff in school, as an extension of trying to teach kids good habits. Something like trying to do tasks dictated from a stream of notifications, mixed with noise, exploring the stream's effect on attention.

emodendroket 10y ago
Good luck. Multi-tasking is still a respected quality despite being detrimental to productivity.

emodendroket 10y ago

> First, they realize managing notifications is highly important. They ruthlessly unsubscribe, block and restrict. If my wife's phone is any indication this is probably more indicative of being a programmer than being a "digital native."