I purposely respond with a delay (~15 min) to IM messages to not encourage the expectation that you’ll get an immediate response, otherwise I’ll never get anything done with constant interruptions. Boundaries are important, and when set, must be enforced.
Unless it’s an emergency, an IM doesn’t require an immediate response, and I'm unsure how anyone would get focus work done with an expectation of <5 minute responses to IMs consistently.
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I purposely respond with a delay (~15 min) to IM messages to not encourage the expectation that you’ll get an immediate response, otherwise I’ll never get anything done with constant interruptions. Boundaries are important, and when set, must be enforced.
Unless it’s an emergency, an IM doesn’t require an immediate response, and I'm unsure how anyone would get focus work done with an expectation of <5 minute responses to IMs consistently.