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Here is what I've done: - I have a gmail filter for emails that contain 'unsubscribe'. They skip my inbox so all emails I get are real ones I need to look at.

Here is what I've done: - I have a gmail filter for emails that contain 'unsubscribe'. They skip my inbox so all emails I get are real ones I need to look at. (It's magic) - I don't have facebook installed. Only messenger. - Twitter notifications off. - Snapchat notifications off. (Except direct snaps) - Instagram notifications off except for comments. - Slack notification only for direct messages or mentions. - Installed 'News Feed Eradicator for Facebook' and broke the habit of passively scanning facebook when bored: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/news-feed-eradicator-for/fjcldmjmjhkklehbacihaiopjklihlgg https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/news-feed-eradicat... I get basically no notifications except for IMs, important emails, and direct slack mentions. I occasionally scan facebook on my phone but I only do it like once a day.

jwong_ 9y ago
That e-mail tip is really clever. I'm going to test that out.
sgberlin 9y ago
That's exactly my setup. For the past year or even longer I've unsubscribed from basically every automated email that hit my inbox (or off to spam if unsubscribe is behind a login). Additionally I've got a huge list of muted words on twitter, mostly "politics in tech" buzz words. It's a much better experience. Trying to replace hacker news with a hn newsletter now, but so far not really successful. But well, there are worse things.