I remember actually being excited when I got a smartphone that could check email. I imagined a future life of supercharged productivity, in which I triaged all my incoming messages while brushing my teeth or sitting on the bus. When I actually got to my desk, I thought, I could do some proper work that wasn't just sifting through emails.
These days of course, my feelings are a little different. We're all constantly bombarded with notifications every day—from multiple email apps, and all...