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> It took a while for me to train my friends not to instant message me [...] Ha. I hope said friends are not reading his blog.
by hh3k0 6y ago
> It took a while for me to train my friends not to instant message me [...]
Ha. I hope said friends are not reading his blog.
- ehnto 6y agoI feel like it's the wrong approach anyway. Just keep the instant messages on silent, and check them when you have some personal time. Training people to never message you is a good way to lose some of the spontaneity of friendship. I say that as a massive luddite in this regard, I hate always-on culture. But I learned you have to make some concessions, because your friends will use what's convenient to them and the harder you make it the easier you disconnect them from you. Real friendships aren't built in a day, and you'll be stifling every relationship you try to build if you don't meet them half-way.