I need to escape from the planet of the apps | Bella Mackie

Apps should be either useful, interesting, or fun - but getting a notification now means I'm about to feel guilty or inadequate about something

My phone buzzes a lot. It lights up and grabs my attention during meetings, when I'm falling asleep and when I'm walking the dog. It just flashed while I was writing that sentence. But normally, it's not interrupting my day with friends wanting to see me, or with declarations of love from a suitor (OK, never), or even with work emails. These alerts are not even from a person - they are increasingly from apps.

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