Confessions Of A Notification Clicker At WA

byJohnMaluth

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1 week ago

Do you like to click on every notification you see?

If your answer is yes, welcome. You are my kind of person.

If your answer is no, do not worry. You might still enjoy watching someone like me struggle with those little orange numbers.

Here is my confession.

When I log in to Wealthy Affiliate, I feel this pull. I want to open every single notification. Comments. Questions. New posts. New trainings. Someone somewhere publishes something and my eyes run to that tiny bell at the top.

So I sit there and go through them.

One.

By one.

By one.

It feels good. It also drains energy. My brain whispers, “John, please focus on your task.” My finger replies, “Just one more notification. Then we will focus.” That “one more” is never just one.

But here is the twist.

I turned off all WA email notifications.

Why? Because I already try to log in to Wealthy Affiliate every day. If I am already going to the house, I do not need someone to run ahead and tell me that the door is open. When I arrive, I will see it myself.

So my email inbox is quiet. WA does not shout at me there.

Instead, when I enter WA, I deal with everything from inside.

Click.
Read.
Reply.
Repeat.

Sometimes I feel proud. “Look at me, clearing all these notifications.” Sometimes I feel tired. “Why did I open all of them?” But this is who I am. Curious. Afraid to miss anything. Hungry to stay connected.

This habit shows up in another place too.

My browser.

My browser is like a small office with labels everywhere. I have folders on the menu bar. Social media in one folder. KDP in another. Google tools in another. Microsoft here. Wealthy Affiliate and other key links there.

When I open my browser, I do not feel lost. I know where my links live. I click on a folder and there is Facebook. Pinterest. X. YouTube. Or KDP. Or Google Drive. Or my email. They all have their “rooms.”

This simple order makes my work easier. It saves my mind. I do not spend five minutes hunting for a login page I need every day. I just open the right folder and click.

So what am I saying with all this?

First, know yourself.

If you are like me and feel the need to click on everything, accept that part of you. You are not broken. You are simply wired to stay close to people and information. But you can direct that energy. You can say, “I will turn off email alerts and only deal with notifications when I am inside WA.”

Second, protect your focus.

Notifications are loud. Real work is quiet. Writing an article, building a website, recording a video, helping someone in depth through a comment. Those things need focus. If alerts are pulling you away every two minutes, your work suffers.

So choose your “notification time.” For me, it is when I am already on WA. That way, I am not pulled away from something else by constant email “pings.”

Third, create simple order.

You do not need a fancy system. Just small steps. Put your most used links in a folder. Maybe “WA + Work.” Put your social media in another. Your tools in another. Name them clearly. When your digital space is tidy, your mind can breathe.

Fourth, use your so-called weakness as a strength.

My need to click everything also means I rarely ignore people. I see your comments. I notice your posts. I read your questions. I like being present in this community. That “weakness” becomes a strength when I use it to serve, encourage, and learn.

Yes, I get overwhelmed at times. But I also grow because of it.

So here is my small encouragement to you today.

Look at how you handle notifications. Look at how your browser is set up. Ask yourself:

Is this helping my work and my growth here at WA?
Or is it stealing my time and peace?

Then make one small change.

Turn off one type of notification you do not need.
Create one new folder in your browser.
Move three important links into that folder.

Small, simple, quiet changes.

Over time, those little changes can support your learning, your writing, and your business here at Wealthy Affiliate.

Now I am curious.

Are you a notification clicker like me, marching through every alert? Or are you the calm, disciplined member who only opens what truly matters and leaves the rest alone?