Instead of a constant drip-feed of notifications, use Scheduled Summary. This bundles all your non-urgent notifications (news, social media, games) and delivers them in one neat package, twice a day—say, at 11 AM and 6 PM. It’s like a mail delivery for your digital life.
This trick is brilliant because it shifts you from reactive to proactive. You check your notifications when you choose, not when your phone demands it. It’s the difference between being a puppet and the puppeteer.
Consider this: The concept of "batched notifications" was popularized by Cal Newport in his book Deep Work. Apple officially adopted it in iOS 15, proving that deep thinking can actually influence tech design.
