I have them turned off for a reason. Notifications are the enemy. They encourage digital pacing in our little cages. I will log on when I'd like to. I use notifications only for direct person to person communication (messages).
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i frequently have the experience of hearing someone else's phone go off with a notification and then having them complain that they're being constantly bothered, only to learn that the notification was from DiscountCarpetsNow.com or some other inane shit like that. they then proceed to pull up their phone and there's, like, several dozen notifications from other apps that they clearly hate but inexplicably have, and it's clear that they've just stopped paying attention to their notifications all together
if an app is not *absolutely essential* to your daily life, there is simply no reason why some motherfucker in silicon valley should be able to remotely bother you on command. when an app notifies you and you don't like it, mute it right then and there. unsubscribe from the email list. the dms can wait. your mind is as much a temple as your body is and there is absolutely no reason to let losers (and especially BRANDS) in.
Aug 25, 2024
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i turned off notifications from everything except texts and it has improved my life so much...and now when i open an app and have notis it's like a little christmas present
Oct 7, 2024
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i only get notified for a) all calls and b) texts from my family
i set it 2 years ago when i had such a bad crush that going on my phone made me anxious. forgot to turn it off and it ended up being the best thing for my brain. i feel less on the hook. one day i think i want a flip phone
that being said it's important to turn it off occasionally like if your friend is going thru it or if there r any scenarios where u need to be more On the phone. u gotta know the line between being at peace and being unreachable
Jan 28, 2024
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I feel like 12 is a wonderful place to start. 1 book a month. Keep it in your bathroom. Beside your bed. Where you eat your meals. Please read this year. It's one of the best things you can do for yourself. and for me, and for everyone who you'll tell, I'm reading again, and you should read with me too. Take pictures or screencaps of passages and send them to your friends. Read funny, easy books, evil and upsetting books, books that are boring but are still satisfying to finish. Go to the library. Challenge yourself. You will feel better, you'll feel proud of yourself, and you'll banish the negative moodlet of being mad or ashamed at yourself for not reading. It's ok that you haven't been. You had your reasons and it doesn't do any good to beat up on yourself. That was then and this was now. Start a book tomorrow bc it is a new day :)
Jan 1, 2025
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I don't listen to any AI generated playlists because I prefer to hear ones curated by people. I love sharing music as a human to human thing. It's also dismaying how music streaming services prioritize the songs of artists whose management pay them, etc.
It's so fun to simply browse anonymous person's curated lists instead on top of sharing with friends. It's never been easier to peek into someone else's semi-private music preference and walk their landscape. Just today I found a person who's made dozens of playlists for specific beanie babies (!), all with no saves or likes.
We don't need AI driven sorting to develop taste and find things we like. Break out of the corral with me and run free. Let's see what's over the hill
Aug 6, 2024
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be giving, accept graciously, be thankful, withdraw when it's wise
Jul 20, 2024