Comment by haswell

I'm old enough to have lived through the era of standalone authenticators. The downsides of that approach are also numerous.

I understand where you're coming from though, and I think this is where OS features like Focus Modes come into play.

When I'm in a "Work" mode, I literally don't see notifications from most of my apps. They don't show up in the notification center, or on app icon badges, or anywhere.

This takes a few minutes to set up, but once it's in place, it's fantastic. I also do this for other aspects of my life: Photography, Research, etc. When I'm in those modes, I don't want to see anything except for the apps that are specific to what I'm doing. It's worth the effort of setting this up IMO, and extends far beyond just work.