Popping the Notification Bubbles

I swear the notification bubbles on my mobile devices breed like bunnies. No matter how many times I try to get rid of them all, they reappear within minutes (or is it seconds) and there happens to be more of them than before! Photo by dumitru B from Pexels While I'm being quite facetious in that comparison, the truth of the matter is the various apps are designed to get your attention - and what better way than to make you think there's something you can't miss.And let's be honest - I'm a complete mark.During my early days with social media - Twitter and Facebook were my entry points - my goal was to not only stay in touch with anyone I'd ever met where possible, but to expand my circle of just-about-anyone-who-I-talk-to. Which as a self-professed introvert, was made easy by a screen and a keyboard.I was that guy who'd poke you. And I'd await for you to poke me back. So I could poke you again. And you could poke back. Poke, poke, poke.It never occurred to me back then that I was…