I was scared of this kind of thing.. but when i have done it its actually way less harmful than expected. i am just honest with people and say i have not read

I was scared of this kind of thing.. but when i have done it its actually way less harmful than expected. i am just honest with people and say i have not read their email or whatever, they tend not to mind that much.. as long as the things i say i will do get done. IMHO most need for constant communication is just tight coupling manifest in business logic i.e. bad design that needs addressing. When you can also follow up accusations of slacking with wasted clock cycle discussions its also handy (e.g. i tend to use toggl excessively if i think there is any chance of questioning my motives.. then i can switch to the always connected version of me they are asking for and show just how much time it wastes)