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> if I got an alert There’s your problem. My phone has been in DnD for the past 10 years and I’m still addicted and check it way too often. When I need to use
by Swizec 4y ago
> if I got an alert
There’s your problem. My phone has been in DnD for the past 10 years and I’m still addicted and check it way too often.
When I need to use my girlfriend’s phone, it beeps and rings and alerts 5 times in the space it takes to watch the video she’s trying to show me. It’s downright anxiety inducing and I don’t understand how she lives like that.
My phone doesn’t even show the red bubble notification counters anymore. It’s great.
- nerdjon 4y agoIt was definitely a problem for me before, because I would have anxiety about missing the important notifications within all the noise. Even now though there are alerts that I want. Like texts from my partner, certain email chains, etc. I have those important alerts going to my watch and everything else is stuck to my phone. With the added benefit that because those alerts are stuck there, I was also able to better realize that there are a lot of alerts that I don't want and either deleted the apps or changed their notification settings. Kinda more where I am going with this, the watch let me re-evaluate a lot of things about my phone. Yes those things can be done without the watch. But it was the push to help me have a healthy (in my opinion) relationship with my phone. Importantly, this came with the added benefit of I still have this phone in my pocket for the (admittedly rare) times that having a smart phone is truly beneficial.
- hammyhavoc 4y agoAlso living in DnD mode for ten years and wouldn't have it any other way. I tend to triage my correspondence every few hours rather than as it comes in, especially with email, otherwise I'd go bananas.