Turning off all notifications has been nice. Instagram can't interrupt me anymore, only when I remember to check the app.
From this perspective the viral loop of social media appears greatly weakened once you turn off notifications, which is probably why instagram started sending me sms message on what I may have missed out in.
Re:I cured my tech fatigue by ditching feeds
by jdormit on Sunday October 29, 2017 @09:01AM
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Yeah, the Facebook notifications situation is totally out of control - if they can't reach you by push notifications they'll send you ails and texts. I had to delete the app since there are some notifications it is actually impoaaible to turn off.
Discovering https://mbasic.facebook.com has restored my ability to use the little of Facebook on a mobile browser that I need without it entitling itself to further prominence on my attention span. Even keep it wrapped up in a separate web browser, that I go to only to check FB, works great for me.
Re:I cured my tech fatigue by ditching feeds
by qrbLPHiKpiux on Sunday October 29, 2017 @09:29AM
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I did this. I took all non iOS apps off of it, except my password manager. Even the useless iOS apps are gone, pages, and the like - I mean I would never use apps like that on a phone.
I use my iPhone to READ text messages and sometimes send them, to call people, and to take pictures.
That is it.
Unfortunately, I tried removing safari, but couldn't handle it because I needed to look up phone numbers or addresses when out.
I turned it gray scale (old school photographers captured images first and processed them a few days later)
I recommend doing all of the above!
Moving most of the phone activities back to my computer or tablet makes it, like you said, a more conscious choice, and easier to not constantly check for updates.