This is only if you consider that every message is urgent and must be seen immediately, which is rarely the case. I turned of notifications because they were t

This is only if you consider that every message is urgent and must be seen immediately, which is rarely the case. I turned of notifications because they were too distracting, and that only made things better. I still chat with my friends, but I do so only when I pick up my phone voluntarily. People get also use to the fact that they don’t get an immediate reply when they write you, and they stop expecting it. Interactions are more relaxed.