防止通知疲劳的 4 个技巧
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> 不要让提醒淹没自己：设置重要的提醒，让其它提醒消失。你会感觉更好，工作效率更高。
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![](/data/attachment/album/202102/06/234924mo3okotjlv7lo3yo.jpg "Working on a team, busy worklife")


在前几年，这个年度系列涵盖了单个的应用。今年，我们除了关注 2021 年的策略外，还将关注一体化解决方案。欢迎来到 2021 年 21 天生产力的第十八天。


当我和人们谈论生产力时，我注意到一件事，那就是几乎每个人都是为了保持更清晰的头脑。我们不是把所有的约会都记在脑子里，而是把它们放在一个数字日历上，在事件发生前提醒我们。我们有数字或实体笔记，这样我们就不必记住某件事的每一个小细节。我们有待办事项清单，提醒我们去做该做的事情。


![Text box offering to send notifications](/data/attachment/album/202102/06/234954z35xozttqqluzlut.png)


*NOPE（Kevin Sonney, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)）*


如此多的应用、网站和服务想要提醒我们每一件小事，我们很容易就把它们全部调出来。而且，如果我们不这样做，我们将开始遭受**提醒疲劳**的困扰 —— 这时我们处于边缘的状态，只是等待下一个提醒，并生活在恐惧之中。


提醒疲劳在那些因工作而被随叫随到的人中非常常见。它也发生在那些 **FOMO** （错失恐惧症）的人身上，从而对每一个关键词、标签或在社交媒体上提到他们感兴趣的事情都会设置提醒。


此时，设置能引起我们的注意，但不会被忽略的提醒是件棘手的事情。不过，我确实有一些有用的提示，这样重要的提醒可能会在这个忙碌的世界中越过我们自己的心理过滤器。


![Alert for a task](/data/attachment/album/202102/06/234954uk1kg6bwmym66yb6.png)


*我可以忽略这个，对吧？（Kevin Sonney, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)）*


1. 弄清楚什么更适合你：视觉提醒或声音提醒。我使用视觉弹出和声音的组合，但这对我是有效的。有些人需要触觉提醒。比如手机或手表的震动。找到适合你的那一种。
2. 为重要的提醒指定独特的音调或视觉效果。我有一个朋友，他的工作页面的铃声最响亮、最讨厌。这旨在吸引他的注意力，让他看到提醒。我的显示器上有一盏灯，当我在待命时收到工作提醒时，它就会闪烁红灯，以及发送通知到我手机上。
3. 关掉那些实际上无关紧要的警报。社交网络、网站和应用都希望得到你的关注。它们不会在意你是否错过会议、约会迟到，或者熬夜到凌晨 4 点。关掉那些不重要的，让那些重要的可以被看到。
4. 每隔一段时间就改变一下。上个月有效的东西，下个月可能就不行了。我们会适应、习惯一些东西，然后我们会忽略。如果有些东西不奏效，就换个东西试试吧！它不会伤害你，即使无法解决问题，也许你也会学到一些新知识。


![Blue alert indicators light](/data/attachment/album/202102/06/234955ztpvwpwupeezebpb.png)


*蓝色是没问题。红色是有问题。（Kevin Sonney, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)）*


### 开源和选择


一个好的应用可以通知提供很多选择。我最喜欢的一个是 Android 的 Etar 日历应用。[Etar 可以从开源 F-droid 仓库中获得](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/ws.xsoh.etar/)。


Etar 和许多开源应用一样，为你提供了很多选项，尤其是通知设置。


![Etar](/data/attachment/album/202102/06/234956xgeerewrevedjewv.jpg "Etar")


通过 Etar，你可以激活或停用弹出式通知，设置打盹时间、打盹延迟、是否提醒你已拒绝的事件等。结合有计划的日程安排策略，你可以通过控制数字助手对你需要做的事情进行提示的频率来改变你一天的进程。


提醒和警报真的很有用，只要我们收到重要的提醒并予以注意即可。这可能需要做一些实验，但最终，少一些噪音是好事，而且更容易注意到真正需要我们注意的提醒。




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via: <https://opensource.com/article/21/1/alert-fatigue>


作者：[Kevin Sonney](https://opensource.com/users/ksonney) 选题：[lujun9972](https://github.com/lujun9972) 译者：[geekpi](https://github.com/geekpi) 校对：[wxy](https://github.com/wxy)


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OK
In prior years, this annual series covered individual apps. This year, we are looking at all-in-one solutions in addition to strategies to help in 2021. Welcome to day 18 of 21 Days of Productivity in 2021.

One thing I notice when I talk to people about productivity is that almost everyone is doing it to keep a clearer head. Instead of keeping all our appointments in our heads, we put them on a digital calendar that alerts us before the event. We have digital or physical notes so that we don't have to remember every little detail of something. We have to-do lists to remind us to do the things we need to do.

![Text box offering to send notifications](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/day18-image1.png)

NOPE


So many applications, websites, and services want to alert us about every little thing that it is easy just to tune them all out. And if we don't do that, we start to suffer from *alert fatigue—*where we are on edge, just waiting for that next alert, and living in dread of it.

Alert fatigue is very common among people who are on-call for their jobs. It also happens to people who have *FOMO—*the Fear Of Missing Out—and so set alerts on every keyword, hashtag, or mention on social media of a thing they are interested in.

Setting up alerts that will get our attention but won't be ignored is tricky with all this going on. However, I do have some helpful hints, so that maybe the important alerts get past our own mental filters in this hectic world.

![Alert for a task](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/day18-image2.png)

I can ignore this, right?

- Figure out what works better for you: Visual alerts or audible alerts. I use a combination of visual pop-ups and noises, but that is what works for me. Some people need tactile alerts—things like phone or watch vibrations. Find the one that works for you.
- Assign unique tones or visuals to important alerts. I have a friend who has the loudest, most obnoxious ring tone for work pages. It is
*designed*to get his attention and make him look at the alert. I have a light on my monitor that blinks red when I get an alert for work when I am on-call, as well as notifications sent to my phone. - Turn off the alerts that don't actually matter. Social networks, websites, and apps want your attention. They don't care if you miss a meeting, are late to an appointment, or stay up until 4 am doom-scrolling. Turn off the ones that aren't important so the ones that are can be seen.
- Change things up every so often. What worked last month may not work next month. We adapt, we get used to things, and then we tune them out. If something isn't working, try something different! It can't hurt, and even if it doesn't work out, maybe you'll learn something new.

![Blue alert indicators light](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/day18-image3.png)

Blue is good. Red is bad.

## Open source and choice

A good application provides lots of choices for notifications. One of my favorites is the Etar calendar app for Android. [Etar is available from the open source F-droid repository](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/ws.xsoh.etar/).

Etar, like many open source applications, provides you with all the options, especially for notification settings.

![Etar Etar](https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/etar.jpg)

With Etar, you can activate or deactivate pop-up notifications, set snooze times, snooze delay, whether to remind you about declined events, and so on. Combined with an intentional scheduling strategy, you can change the course of your day by taking control of how often your digital assistance nudges you about things you need to do.

Reminders and alerts can be really useful, as long as we receive the ones that matter and pay attention to them. It can take some experimentation, but in the end, less noise is good, and it is easier to notice the alerts that truly need our attention.

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