Comment by croes

Comment by croes 2 days ago

2 replies

> you're actually just making the other person wait

Where is the problem? Just do what you did until the question pops up?

It’s not a phone call, remember ?

nmeofthestate 2 days ago

So you got e-prodded in the head - what's the problem? simply wait for the person to ask their question. (Fingers crossed they don't expect a response before continuing - if it turns out that they do, just spend some time waiting, distracted, and then prod them back to get them moving).

This site is saying "don't poke people in the head and then wait for them to ask you why you did that before continuing. It's detrimental for this mode of communication."

  • croes 2 days ago

    Are people so easily distracted? I skim the message popup for a real question, otherwise I ignore it. Cost half a second, takes nothing from my flow.