[deaps]

Similarly, my home security system is set up in a fashion that allows either [app notification], [email notification], or [text notification] - (or any combination of the three).

I can certainly see valid use cases where a user would prefer one over the other. Not sure anyone would prefer all three to be turned on, however, which appears to be similar to what the author opted for.

Personally, I couldn't imagine getting notifications for everything.

I have my emails set up to just display a number on the icon. Some other semi-important apps similarly. But a text message is important - so that goes off. Wife could have a flat tire or need a quick answer (arguably a flat tire on the side of the road justifies a call, but who knows these days).

I guess my main thing is that if my phone goes off in my pocket, I want to make sure I'm pulling it out for, at least what could be, a justifiable reason - and not because someone replied to something that I said on Facebook earlier this morning.

[thaumasiotes]

> if my phone goes off in my pocket, I want to make sure I'm pulling it out for, at least what could be, a justifiable reason

There's an intermediate stage between "no notification" and "urgent notification" -- you can configure notifications from different apps to play different sounds.

[seba_dos1]

Actually, I don't think there is. In my experience, a notification, even if it tells you explicitly "I'm not as urgent as others" for instance by sound, is still a distraction. I found that I feel and work better with having only the most urgent notifications on - even my phone is often left in DnD mode. Notifications degrade quality of life a lot.