The notification refinement is spot on. There are apps that need to beep, those that don't, those that don't even need to show up on the lock screen so that they don't cause you to unlock the phone just because of them, and other categories. I process each notification type as they come in, get it done, and organized, and then its done.
I agree on the social media apps, if I really do need Facebook (which is rarely), I'll use it on my phone's browser, I don't need the app constantly pinging me for junk I don't need.
The email idea is also great. Gmail allows me to only allow certain emails, (for me, that is those marked Important) and ping me for those, but no others. It gets crazy otherwise. Filter your emails properly and this really becomes a non-issue.
The notification refinement is spot on. There are apps that need to beep, those that don't, those that don't even need to show up on the lock screen so that they don't cause you to unlock the phone just because of them, and other categories. I process each notification type as they come in, get it done, and organized, and then its done.
I agree on the social media apps, if I really do need Facebook (which is rarely), I'll use it on my phone's browser, I don't need the app constantly pinging me for junk I don't need.
The email idea is also great. Gmail allows me to only allow certain emails, (for me, that is those marked Important) and ping me for those, but no others. It gets crazy otherwise. Filter your emails properly and this really becomes a non-issue.