Modern work requires attention – constant alerts steal it

Re:Modern work requires attention – constant alerts steal it by JohnFen on Monday May 22, 2023 @05:39PM (#36037050)

> Personally, what I don't get is folks wearing smart watches, getting instant notifications when somebody pings them.

My watch is my primary defense against interruptions. With the watch, I can leave the ringer and vibrator off on my phone entirely. When an alert happens, my watch vibrates once and that's it. It's an intrusion that's easy to ignore when I don't want to be interrupted.

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Re:Modern work requires attention – constant alerts steal it by extragood on Monday May 22, 2023 @06:12PM (#36037350)

I'm in the same boat. I select which apps send notifications to my watch and that prevents me from using my phone unnecessarily. Looking at my wrist is a lot easier than taking the phone out of my pocket and unlocking it. And I'm much less likely to get distracted by something unrelated.

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