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Why your family ignores reminders (and how to fix it)
Reminder fatigue is real. Fewer, better-timed notifications get more done than a constant stream.
If everything pings, nothing lands. Families that get value from notifications send fewer of them, aimed at the person who can act.
Send to the person, not the household
A reminder about the dentist should go to whoever is driving. Broadcasting it to five phones teaches four people to ignore your app.
Time it to the decision, not the event
The moment that matters is when someone can still change the outcome — leaving the house, packing the bag, starting the cooking. Set the lead time to travel time plus ten minutes.
Turn off the categories you don't need
- Work schedules: usually only useful to the person working and their partner.
- Appointments: high value, keep on.
- Chores: a single daily nudge beats one per chore.
- Message board: on for the morning post, off for everything else.
OurNest lets each person choose which categories they get, so one parent can take everything while a teenager only gets their own events.
Try it with your family
OurNest keeps everyone's events, chores and groceries in one shared place. One price for the whole household.
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