Ban notifications! Burn them with fire. So says David Pierce in a story this week urging readers to turn off all of their smartphone push notifications. It comes at a time when angst about attention is at an all-time high. The hosts discuss their experiences with silencing their notifications, and Tristan Harris’s theories about how to loosen the grip of always-on electronics. Also, the Meizu Pro 7, a new smartphone that puts a screen on the back to better display—you guessed it—notifications.

Some notes: David’s story about push notifications. Tristan Harris’s TED talk. Nick Thompson’s recent interview with Harris. Liz Stinson looks at the dual-screen Meizu Pro 7. Recommendations this week: Eliezer Yudkowsky’s Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, Screenwriting 101 by Film Crit Hulk, and the Lil’ Guy Mini Pack hip bag.

Send the hosts feedback on their personal Twitter feeds. Arielle Pardes is @pardesoteric, David Pierce is @pierce, and fanny-pack-loving Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab.