How to minimize online distractions and keep productive
RIYADH. KAZINFORM - Technology is supposed to help us be more productive; except it doesn't. Being online and connected all the time has its disadvantages. You can keep track of your activity online and manage your productivity by using softwares like RescueTime.
But you can also practice some control and eliminate time wasters by yourself by following these steps:
1. Disable notifications from social media Most social media apps notify you of new activity instantaneously, and they are most probably the biggest distraction in your life. Do you really need to know that your friend liked the picture of your cat the moment he/she does that? The answer is no. Stop the temptation to check your phone every few minutes by following the instructions in the article "How to Stop Notifications from Facebook".
2. Unsubscribe from any e-mail lists you're not interested to read Fortunately, there's an innovative new service called Unroll.me that makes unsubscribing from e-mail an easy process. You can also benefit from my article "How to free up space in Gmail".
3. Manage your Facebook groups Facebook allows people to add you to groups without your consent. You can change the notification settings from the right-top corner of the group's page or click on the group's settings' icon to leave it. Follow the instructions in the article "Are Facebook Groups Driving You Crazy?"
4. Unlike Facebook pages that doesn't interest you any more Unliking the pages you don't really care about helps out your favorite pages by getting their updates more room on your timeline. It should also result in a less cluttered feed. Log into your account and click here to clean up your feed with ease, Kazinform refers to the Arab News.
5. Unfriend people you are connected to for no good reason I know it's not easy for you to do it but seriously, how many people on your friends' list you hardly know anymore? They probably won't notice if you unfriend them, besides if you unfriend them, there will be more room for your true friends in your feed. To remove Facebook friends you don't truly care about, follow the steps below:
• Access Facebook via the mobile app on your cellphone or log-in on your computer • Navigate to your profile • Click the link to "friends" • Scroll really far down, because it lists them in order of relevancy (i.e. the people you actually communicate/interact with will be at the top and vice versa) • Use the quick link next to a person's name to unfriend