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5 Simple Steps To Turn Your Smartphone Into A Productivity Companion

Step 4: Get notifications under control

Step4:  Get notifications under control

Notifications are the biggest culprit in ruining your attention. Your phone notifies you of a new email, message, Facebook like, to even new levels unlocked in a game. What many of you don't know is that most of these tech companies have growth hackers. Their whole job is to invent new ways, reasons, and tactics to persuade back to the app or service.

Hence, the next step is to go to the settings of your phone and turn notification off for everything, except for a human you know want to reach you and for calendar and reminder apps.

Turn off vibration in the notification settings for apps and services, except when someone important wants to contact you. Thus you can save yourself from or prevent the psychological problem called Phantom Buzzing.

 

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