There is this whole “deep work” productivity culture obsession with hating on notifications, and when I do hyperfocus I often turn notifications off. That needs to be easy to do, and I do that all the time.
But there is a level of focus just before that depth, and it’s just as valuable, maybe even more valuable since it’s not as obsessive and not as neglectful of my well-being as a whole, and I can’t get there if I’m in check-check-checking hell.
@Sandra There's also shallow response versus deep response, for me at least. I can look at a short message and decide to ignore it without dropping out of flow, but a phone call or a conversation longer than a few words will destroy it every time.
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