Notifications

Your ability to filter incoming inputs — choosing what deserves your attention and what can wait.

Jay Shetty and the Sacred Void

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Notifications became central to Jay Shetty's understanding of the attention economy problem. He realized that each notification interrupts focus and takes 23 minutes to recover from, meaning people never reach the depth needed for their default mode network to function. Jay learned to turn down his notifications slider dramatically, filtering what deserved immediate attention versus what could wait. His practice of deliberately creating phone-free moments is essentially teaching people to adjust their notifications to protect their mental space.