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Re:The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done by cgs on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @11:11PM (#25133136)
> Slack needs a mode that debounces messages so they're delivered en masse once per hour unless a box is checked that the message is urgent.

This isn't Slack's fault or a software issue, it's the cultural expectation that once you receive a message you must reply immediately. Just don't do this. Same as if someone texts you - it's up to you when to reply. Set the expectation that you'll reply when you get around to it.

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Re:The Rise and Fall of Getting Things Done by jamesliudotcc on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @01:17AM (#25133727)
It's not Slack's fault, but still having that mode would help things.

It creates a Schelling point for expectations setting, and thus people will actually set that expectation. Otherwise, the only available Schelling point is immediate response.

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