The Mister Productivity Podcast How to Beat Distractions and Supercharge Your Productivity
Jan 26, 2026
Practical tactics for cutting the five biggest productivity killers like social media, email overload, interruptions, entertainment, and self‑distraction. A step‑by‑step notification cleanse helps decide which app alerts actually matter. Tips include unsubscribing, using airplane mode for deep work, and adopting a one‑thing‑at‑a‑time mindset to regain focus and reduce mental clutter.
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Five Core Productivity Killers
- Distractions come in five major categories that repeatedly erode productivity.
- Recognizing social media, email, people, entertainment, and self helps target fixes.
Run A Notification Cleanse
- Do a notification cleanse across your phone, tablet, and computer to remove unnecessary alerts.
- Turn on only truly useful notifications and move the rest back into the apps.
Deny Then Selectively Enable Alerts
- When an app first asks for notifications, deny by default and enable only the ones you want in settings.
- Remember notifications remain in the app if you disable alerts, so nothing is lost.