I am constitutionally unable to proofread before sending, and conversely unable to _not_ proofread after sending. It's bizarre.

I wish GMail's "delay send" feature had a much longer maximum time...

Wow. That is exactly my experience but I've never been able to articulate it that way. "Constitutionally unable." Thank you.

Random thought. Try replacing the “send” action in your brain with “stand up”. For me I think “send” is almost a knee jerk reaction, almost a fidget respond where the monkey brain doesn’t like to sit still so it will do the action it sees next. So maybe “stand up” could be an action that satisfies monkey brain while also buying you time to reflect and transition mental states to a reviewing mindset.

Gmail's delay is fairly effective for giving time to catch some typos or remembering you meaant to add another line.

It's not really long enough for deciding, after some thought, that maybe I shouldn't have sent that. (Though I'm pretty good at self-censoring these days.

I also identify with this 100%. It's probably a personality flaw of some sort.

I think some buffer in the brain gets cleared when you send the message, and you see it with fresh eyes.

Sorry for the slow response!

I also tweak a bit after posting, and that Pony helps with that. I don't usually edit and edit forever, but it helps me get the message how I want it.

> Is there a way to interface Pony with email directly, so that an app isn't required?

Right now there is not, and I'm not sure it makes sense to add one. The first version of Pony was actually an email service, because I wanted it to be as accessible and useful as possible. It turned out that because email comes with its own set of norms and expectations, many people perceived the email version of Pony to be anti-social if not even borderline hostile. It was pretty disappointing because I wanted to make something that was pro-social. With everyone on Pony, everyone is on board and the expectations are totally clear.

It drives me crazy when people post in Slack and then often edit their message after sending. Just edit and then send. Otherwise people will have to basically ignore your first message and try to remember to check back in a couple minutes when you are done editing...

I wonder if you could write some sort of filter that would let you, as a reader, not see messages right when they arrive. Maybe let them "fade in", and only show up as unread when they've solidified a little while.

That's what the typing indicator is for. Just type, edit, then send