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I've actually found that having instant notifications about events on distracting sites keeps me from checking those distracting sites and coming across other distractions on them. Net win.

I agree with you. Having my FB notifications delivered through Chime, I rarely have to actually go on Facebook now. That said, everyone has a different preference for their notifications. :-)

We're working on giving you a mute button. We want to make it _easier_ for you to manage your notifications.

Thanks for your input! You can always turn off desktop notifications and just check when you want.