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I've found notifications period to be a net negative to my life. I have almost all of them off. > Dismissing or answering calls without taking out my phone (or
by nox101 2y ago
I've found notifications period to be a net negative to my life. I have almost all of them off.
> Dismissing or answering calls without taking out my phone (or without my phone at all since the watch has mobile connectivity), quickly seeing text messages (especially 2 factor auth codes).
The distraction of even looking breaks me out of the zone. So no, don't need a watch for notifications.
- theshackleford 2y ago> I've found notifications period to be a net negative to my life. I have almost all of them off. I’ve found the complete opposite. Funny how that works. Notifications have been one of the most significant and beneficial additions to my life. Especially on the watch, it is in fact really the only reason I own a watch. To be fair, I only let calendaring /medical apps do notifications, but equally, that’s the reason I own it in the first place.
- microtonal 2y agoSame. I have found notifications on my Apple Watch even more distracting on the phone. The vibration is particularly annoying when you are in hyper-focus. So I have also disabled most notifications on my Watch. I do like it a lot for other things like workouts, having connectivity without bringing my phone along, etc. Also, I don't really understand the benefit for 2-factor codes. On the Mac and iPhone they can be autofilled from messages. So, I never need to see/read/type them.