It's not just the distraction from media, it's also the many ways that people can get in touch with each other. I recently wrote down all the many ways a person can reach me and it was ridiculous.
Mobile: Voice calls, SMS
Email: Personal x 2, Work, Work shared inbox, Some shared inboxes for side projects
Apps: Facebook Commenting, Messenger chat, Messenger Calling, WhatsApp multiple group chats, Whats app Calling, Slack (Active in about 5 different Slack channels), Discord (Active in 2 discord channels), Google Hangouts, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Google’s Duo app
Sites: Reddit, Hacker News
I could probably go on. I turn off all main notifications for all apps. The only notifications I leave on are @ mentions in a couple apps because I know they won't come often.
Mobile: Voice calls, SMS
Email: Personal x 2, Work, Work shared inbox, Some shared inboxes for side projects
Apps: Facebook Commenting, Messenger chat, Messenger Calling, WhatsApp multiple group chats, Whats app Calling, Slack (Active in about 5 different Slack channels), Discord (Active in 2 discord channels), Google Hangouts, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Google’s Duo app
Sites: Reddit, Hacker News
I could probably go on. I turn off all main notifications for all apps. The only notifications I leave on are @ mentions in a couple apps because I know they won't come often.