>>10584970It is a tangible experience much like those that reach the surface in the allegory of the cave. Your mental state will improve without those notifications nagging at you for more milliseconds of focus. You will find you have more time available to you during the day which is really just time that you slowly handed away. You will be shielded from the pressures of the techno-cultural zeitgeist to always be connected, always be reachable, with monitored activity status so everyone always has some small vision and hook into your life.
The downsides are also in line with the thought experiment, try to spread these truths to those still submerged in their Skinner boxes, wracked with anxiety from the short moments of silence in between the next chime or buzz, and they will revile you for calling criticism to the head of their digital dopamine streams. You are asking the sheep to be their own shepherds, and they will bleat in fear at that imagined reality you have foisted upon them.
Do it for your soul, OP. But know that you will be breaking free of the conditioning and those who want to keep you in line will take notice.
