Expectations of immediacy

hello@bill.dev (Bill) — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:10:13 +0000

We are obsessed with immediacy. At some point we started to expect that we’d all be notified, immediately, and then react to notifications for things that carry no urgency at all. Only this morning I was asked if I’d read an email only five minutes after it had been sent. This is not how I use email. It’s not how I use messaging apps.

More importantly though, this is not how I expect you to use messaging apps. Unless I explicitly indicate the need for a timely response then please don’t rush, take your time. Slow down.

SlowDown on Bill Glover

Expectations of immediacy