A buzz costs focus
A Florida State study found that just getting a notification, without even checking it, hurt focus about as much as using the phone.
Kill notifications
Keep the 10% that matter.
Day two. Notifications. Most of them are lying to you.
This challenge is free.
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Why it works
"Maybe" is the hook
Dopamine isn't the pleasure chemical. It's the wanting chemical, and it fires hardest when a reward might show up. A buzz might be a message. Usually it's nothing.
Slot machine rules
Mostly nothing, sometimes a win. That pattern keeps you checking. Mute the junk and your brain stops waiting for the next pull.
Your move today
10 minutesGo app by app. Keep real people, your calendar and truly urgent stuff. Mute everything else. Bonus: turn off the red badge numbers.
The notification cleaner
Pick Keep or Mute for each kind of app. Then mute them in Settings and tick each one off here.
- Calls and texts from real people
- Calendar and reminders
- Rides, deliveries, bank alerts
- Social media: likes, follows, comments
- Loud group chats
- Shopping and deals
- Games
- News and breaking alerts
- Streaming: new episode, live now
- Email (check it on purpose instead)
- Any app that "misses you"
How to mute an app
- Settings, then Notifications.
- Tap the app.
- Turn off Allow Notifications. Want it quieter instead? Turn off Sounds and Badges.
- Settings, then Notifications, then App notifications.
- Switch off the apps you picked.
- Faster: press and hold any notification, then turn that app off right there.
Day 2 done!
One per challenge. Chimp covers the day, your chain stays.
Chimp covered Day 2. Your chain is safe.
Tomorrow
Day 3: Make your phone boring
Make your phone ugly. On purpose.
