> On Mar 24, 2021, at 11:43 AM, Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa> wrote:
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> On 3/24/21 17:31, Tom Beecher wrote:
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>> Real time can be helpful when needed, but when it is not, it feels to me
>> like it becomes significant noise, and often times impossible to track what
>> conversations are when (and when they were.).
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> I agree with this when it comes to messaging apps.
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> I made the conscious decision not to be beholden to these messaging apps.
> I'll get to it, when I get to it.
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> Time is very precious; if you feel something is urgent, call. Sending me a
> text and getting cross because I didn't reply in 60 seconds just falls on
> deaf ears. As you say, time is our main asset.
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> Not to sound aloof, but unless it's time-sensitive and I happen to be on app
> when the message comes in, I'll generally reply after a day, sometimes a
> week. I've setup my phones not to illuminate, vibrate or chime when messages
> or other such things come in. Phone calls being the only exception.
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> It has allowed me to slow down, and make better use of my limited time
> (mostly drinking wine, but you get the idea).
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> Which is why, for me, replicas of a NOG on Telegram or Signal just doesn't
> work - it's too real-time for me. I check e-mail more regularly (on my
> laptop) than I check my phones.
>
> Mark.
An extension of Mark’s comments could include actually using a voice call if
there really is an immediate need — voice message recording is built-in to many
smart phones, wireless handsets, and VoIP services.
