How has reducing notifications changed your focus and daily life?

Messages, app alerts and news notifications can interrupt attention throughout the day. Turning everything off is not practical for everyone: some alerts matter for work, family or safety. A personal priority system may be a more realistic approach.

Which notifications do you keep, and which do you silence? Have focus modes, scheduled checks or app limits helped you spend less time reacting to your phone? Share methods that have worked in real life.