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[โ€“] 50 points 2 years ago (13 children)

First place, aSmartwatch.

I all but stopped checking every fcking notification, my life has become peacefull and tranquil.

Second place, my 4yo daughter. Achieved the exact opposite.

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  • [โ€“] 15 points 2 years ago (11 children)

    How does a smartwatch get you to stop looking at notifications?

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  • [โ€“] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

    Before, I picked up my phone at every ping or vibrate.

    When I wear the watch, all phone notifications are automatically muted and the watch is set to only notify a few apps (Whatsapp, phone calls, calendar). No emails, no kik, no games nothing.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    You could have just disabled notifications for all apps except Whatsapp, calls and calendar on your phone.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Yeah but those notifications are still valuable, they just need to be dealt with on a daily basis not instanteously.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    If you're on Android, long-press the notification and select "silent". The notification will still be there, but it won't vibrate or light up the flashing indicator (if your phone has one). Smart watches are still useful, though.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    that's great but I don't want a silent notification, I want it to buzz. 4 priority levels, watch>buzz on phone>silent on phone>snoozed until EoD

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  • Makes sense. From your earlier post it sounded like there were only two levels needed: "deal with right now" and "deal with at end of day," in which case "silence" works as a poor-man's snooze for me because I don't pick up my phone and deal with them unless it vibrates or I'm at home going through the backlog. But now that you're talking about four different priority tiers, having them be device-specific sounds like a good plan. Best I can do without a separate tier from smartwatch/KDE Connect/ChromeOS is notify, snooze, and silent - 3 tiers. Pretty sure there are a few apps offering custom ringtones or vibration patterns per app or per notification keyword for further granularity on the phone itself, but for those who already wear a smartwatch (like me) having the separate device do that heavy lifting is a great way to go.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 2 years ago

    Besides the other answers, it trivializes them while making you put forth the tiniest effort towards one you might care about while you can discard the rest. The trick with phones isn't in picking it up to look, but rather on putting it back down.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago

    With a smart watch (I've owned a few over the years) my phone has been on silent for years. No more dings, beeps, or rings especially in meetings or with other people. I set it to vibrate only for text and calls. Game changer. I wish those in sales would use them more.

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