![]() ![]() Facebook: Menu > Settings gear in top-right > Notifications. Turn off all options in the ‘Video Suggestions,’ ‘LIVE’ and ‘Other’ sections. TikTok: Profile > Menu > Settings and privacy > Push notifications. Turn off Recommended Videos, Product updates and Watch on TV. YouTube: Icon in top-right > Settings > Notifications. Turn off From Instagram > Reminders and Product Announcements & Feedback. Turn off Following and Followers > Account Suggestions. Instagram: Profile tab on the right > Menu icon > Settings > Notifications. Turn off Stories from Friends, Trending Public Content, Friend Suggestions, Memories, Friend Birthdays, Creative Effects, Spotlight & Snap Map Notifications. Snapchat: Your icon in the top-left > Settings gear > Notifications. Twitter: Go to the Notifications tab > Settings gear > Preferences > Push notifications and turn off everything in the “From Twitter” section. Turn off suggested and trending notifications that do nothing but pull you back into the app. Notification bait is when Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat send you a notification - not because someone retweeted you, not because you got a comment on a post - just to tell you about a recommended post, show you something someone else posted, or push you promoted content. When you start using apps less, they will try to bring you back in. To remove a bunch at once, tap and hold to enter “jiggle mode” and tap the − button. ![]() Tap and hold on an app and select Remove App, then tap Remove from Home Screen. You can remove an app icon from your Home Screen, but leave it installed if you ever need to use it later. Remove apps from your Home Screen Clean up your Home Screen to remove distractions. Here’s how to set up and use Focus modes. But you can have many different Focus modes for different settings: work, reading, watching TV, driving and more. Setting up a Focus is a very similar process - you pick apps and people you either want to silence or let through. If some of this process sounds familiar, that’s because it’s a very similar setup to Focus Modes. Tap Allowed Communication and tap Specific Contacts to limit contacts to only those you select. You’ll have to tap through a menu to get more time. When you’ve reached your time limit, you’ll be shut out. Set app Limits in Screen TimeĪnother step you can take is to limit the amount of time you can spend in each app. But while you’re at it, use Apollo in place of the official Reddit client. I feel better informed than I ever did reading comments on Reddit. I read Cult of Mac (of course), Daring Fireball, Six Colors, 512 Pixels and more through NetNewsWire and listen to their podcasts. As a passionate nerd who follows Apple, Doctor Who and Star Trek, a decade ago I couldn’t imagine going without Reddit, because where else would I get news and hear people talk about the things I like? Then, I discovered blogs and podcasts written and hosted by actual experts. Neither of these offer an option for a strict, follower-based feed.Īvoid Reddit too: Replace Reddit discussions with people who know what they’re talking about. Avoid Facebook and TikTok: Don’t use Facebook or TikTok. ![]()
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