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Re:Show HN: Pony – a messenger for mindful correspondence by finnh on Friday November 19, 2021 @12:01PM (#29279379)
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...

Re:Show HN: Pony – a messenger for mindful correspondence by dmitryminkovsky on Friday November 19, 2021 @12:16PM (#29279594)
Wow. That is exactly my experience but I've never been able to articulate it that way. "Constitutionally unable." Thank you.
Re:Show HN: Pony – a messenger for mindful correspondence by therealdrag0 on Friday November 19, 2021 @04:04PM (#29282481)
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.
Re:Show HN: Pony – a messenger for mindful correspondence by ghaff on Friday November 19, 2021 @02:14PM (#29281053)
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.

Re:Show HN: Pony – a messenger for mindful correspondence by idiotsecant on Friday November 19, 2021 @01:51PM (#29280798)
I also identify with this 100%. It's probably a personality flaw of some sort.
Re:Show HN: Pony – a messenger for mindful correspondence by andai on Friday November 19, 2021 @02:04PM (#29280955)
I think some buffer in the brain gets cleared when you send the message, and you see it with fresh eyes.