Most of us receive at least some messages that truly do demand our immediate attention, even if they're a tiny fraction of the total.
Some notifications are easy to eliminate with the flip of a switch (and I'd strongly suggest doing so for any alerts you can live without) - but with email, well, things tend to get a touch more complicated. You can find plenty of science to back that up, but if you're anything like me, you've probably felt the momentum-stealing effect of a digital interruption for yourself more times than you can count on your ticklish little tootsies. Pardon my gibberish, but that's pretty flarking stupid.Īnd you know what else? All that focus-shifting takes a serious toll on your productivity. And more often than not, your allegedly smart phone's notifications don't involve anything that actually demands your immediate attention.
They flash and ding and steal your focus away from whatever Very Important Task you happen to be doing at any given moment (even if said task is simply staring blankly whilst thinking of cake - hey, we've all been there). Think about it: By their very nature, notifications are distractions. In my never-ending quest to minimize distractions and maximize efficiency in my work - a quest that's especially challenging this time of year! - one thing I've discovered is that notifications tend to be detrimental to productivity.
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