Aug 12, 2026

A room without notifications

A small experiment in giving software fewer ways to demand attention.

  • attention
  • software

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla facilisi. Integer in velit nec justo tincidunt suscipit. The useful question is not whether a tool is powerful, but whether it leaves a little room around the task.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A tool should know when its work is done.

A practical rule

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed posuere, nisl vel congue aliquam, nunc orci ornare erat, id pulvinar ipsum nulla non nibh. A quiet interface can still be generous: it can preserve context, make its state clear, and save a person from remembering machinery.

const notification = {
  interrupt: false,
  leaveALog: true,
  askForAttention: "only-when-necessary",
};

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