The Vergecast · Friday, July 3, 2026
Verge senior reporter Haydenfield shared strategies for reducing phone distractions. He suggests making frequently used apps harder to access by placing them in folders on a secondary screen to add friction. He also advocates for turning off all non-essential app notifications, including email, to avoid constant interruptions.
“any app that I feel like I spend a lot of time on, I just make it a little harder to get to.”
“Introducing any amount of friction in like a thing that you usually do mindlessly, I feel like is a huge help.”
“So that's a big tip for me. It's like just turning off all notifications.”