Why you should go nuclear on your notifications.

I'm a big believer that disabling notifications on your devices has the power to change your life.

I have been doing this for four years, and since then, I have gotten more done and feel less anxious. And guess what? I haven't missed anything significant. This is completely against the norm, but it has given me a lot of benefits.

Here are the top 5 Benefits for me:

• More control of my day: You surrender your autonomy when you let your device dictate your focus.
• It gives me more time in the day: We average 46 notifications from cell phones alone. At 2 minutes per notification that's an hour and a half gone.
• I get more done: We lose 80% of our productivity when multitasking. Having notifications ensures multitasking.
• I'm less anxious: - Most of the notifications we get are negative.
• I don't miss anything: I tell people to call me if something is an emergency.