zlacker

>>_bxg1+(OP)
I am currently building a personal journal app will become what I calling a "quiet social network" [0]. The idea seems similar of this calm tech, although they are talking more about hardware.

I am on the fence about notifications though. They can be very useful for the user. I am planning to add notifications, but probably all off by default, and the user decides very granularly what they want on. Does it seem the right approach? I would appreciate any opinion

[0] https://www.quidsentio.com

>>soneca+t21
What about a notification digest, where the user gets a list of updates every (day|week|<configured duration>)? Perhaps after explicitly requesting to receive updates about so-and-so. This allows the user to decide, "At 20:00 each night, I'll get a list of new stuff from my friends, and I'll take some time and peruse it," rather than getting blasted at odd times.

>>floren+Na1
That's a good idea.

I'll give a lot of thought into the UX of this still, specially around the trade-off customization vs simplicity.

Digests are good for simplicity, and I like it. A simple opt-in setting and you are all set.