The best thing I ever did is have a secondary device - a tablet - that has all notifications turned off. I get the benefits of a smart device, without the atten

The best thing I ever did is have a secondary device - a tablet - that has all notifications turned off. I get the benefits of a smart device, without the attention-grabbing detriments. Sure, my phone still rings and beeps at me (occasionally), but there's enough of a barrier in the act of moving devices which keeps me from swapping instinctively, that lets me keep my attention on the media (usually books) I'm consuming.