I am this person too. I open every app I use by opening the full list and scrolling. If it’s one I use regularly I remember where it is via muscle memory… until I (un)install another app and it’s shifted over by 1. My notifications are full of weeks-old Discord notifications I never gave a shit about in the first place, SMS messages about prescriptions I’ve already picked up, and beneath the “important” section there’s a horrific underbelly of junk emails, random ads from other apps, system notifications, news, duplicated emails across Gmail and Outlook, etc etc etc…
I’m fairly techy and know these are easily solvable things, but I’m pretty unorganized irl with a healthy dose of ADHD too so these habits take some effort and time to build. I’ve poked at disabling notification categories per app and organizing my app shelf but I don’t stick with it much. Sometimes it’s unclear what notifications are in which categories, and apps update and add notifications all the time that I then have to go in and disable again. I can organize my apps on my screen, but muscle memory works “good enough” to the point that I forget to use the organized screen and just dive into All Apps again.
I’m mildly neurotic (if such a thing exists) about my app layout. I was so happy when Apple gave us the option to just not have apps install to home screens, and instead just stick in the list. I have a select few apps I use regularly that are in folders on my one single Home Screen, and the rest I get to by using spotlight.
I don’t necessarily judge those of you who go with the “they stay where they installed” approach, I just have a hard time grasping it from my side. Haha
I am this person too. I open every app I use by opening the full list and scrolling. If it’s one I use regularly I remember where it is via muscle memory… until I (un)install another app and it’s shifted over by 1. My notifications are full of weeks-old Discord notifications I never gave a shit about in the first place, SMS messages about prescriptions I’ve already picked up, and beneath the “important” section there’s a horrific underbelly of junk emails, random ads from other apps, system notifications, news, duplicated emails across Gmail and Outlook, etc etc etc…
I’m fairly techy and know these are easily solvable things, but I’m pretty unorganized irl with a healthy dose of ADHD too so these habits take some effort and time to build. I’ve poked at disabling notification categories per app and organizing my app shelf but I don’t stick with it much. Sometimes it’s unclear what notifications are in which categories, and apps update and add notifications all the time that I then have to go in and disable again. I can organize my apps on my screen, but muscle memory works “good enough” to the point that I forget to use the organized screen and just dive into All Apps again.
I’m mildly neurotic (if such a thing exists) about my app layout. I was so happy when Apple gave us the option to just not have apps install to home screens, and instead just stick in the list. I have a select few apps I use regularly that are in folders on my one single Home Screen, and the rest I get to by using spotlight.
I don’t necessarily judge those of you who go with the “they stay where they installed” approach, I just have a hard time grasping it from my side. Haha
Heeeey. That’s how I roll too.