Gregory's Serveri'm coining the term "attention gauntlets" to explain why my email inbox and similar digital environments are so unmanageable for me.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/18hQIzl2aeolAVJiuaNXDtOZhQPZQ_wU-p6cb4Id6Uxw/edit?usp=sharing
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a big part of why i use actual physical bound paper to manage my life tasks is that no app designer can decide it's profitable to turn it into an attention gauntlet  @chrisamaphone a combination of physical paper and an open-source local-only digital notes system, yes, for the same reasons  @left_adjoint @chrisamaphone plain text + search (grep, ag, whatever) is surprisingly effective  @chrisamaphone also so much easier and satisfying to literally burn to the ground should the need arise @chrisamaphone my migraine tracking app just added ads and they're about to lose out to a wall calendar  |
relatedly: i feel like people who can ignore the little badges with a number on them (that look like they're saying "you have this many notifications", whether or not they are lies) have actual magic powers. it feels like a law of physics that i click on those if i see them. there's no conscious choice involved.