From 7235f53b72f2e81d085ca81da15babeb81b3ab08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Amolith Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2023 13:49:39 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] slight rewording --- .../posts/pull-vs-push-intentional-notifications.md | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/posts/pull-vs-push-intentional-notifications.md b/content/posts/pull-vs-push-intentional-notifications.md index 81e9492..10805c4 100644 --- a/content/posts/pull-vs-push-intentional-notifications.md +++ b/content/posts/pull-vs-push-intentional-notifications.md @@ -99,18 +99,21 @@ in the office, or during breakfast. ## Some suggestions Make heavy and extensive use of Do Not Disturb rules on as many platforms as -possible; on mobile devices, it's often possible to automatically enable DND +possible. On mobile devices, it's often possible to automatically enable DND during calendar events as well as enable it while you sleep. Mark yourself as -unavailable in Slack (or Teams or XMPP or \_\_\_\_) outside of work hours. +unavailable in Slack (or Teams or XMPP or \_\_\_\_) outside of work hours. On +Android, you can sometimes long-press notifications you don't want to see and +completely disable that category; this allows you to continue receiving push +notifications from other categories but silences the one(s) you don't need. Disable push notifications for YouTube, Twitter, Reddit, etc. Maybe consider using alternative clients for those services that are more user-respecting in general. Religiously unsubscribe from everything that clutters your inbox. If you don't actively want to see it, unsubscribe from it or write a rule that marks it as -reads and immediately shoves it in your archive. Inboxes are for pertinent, -important information; the latest shoe sale at your preferred big-box store is -neither. +read and immediately shoves it in for example, a Marketing folder. Inboxes are +for pertinent, important information; the latest shoe sale at your preferred +big-box store is neither. Get a [feed reader!][rssr] Please!