CD-G025 min setupSchedule work alerts to pause after work
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How can I pause routine work notifications after hours?
Incoming alerts, outgoing messages and other people’s expectations are different parts of an evening boundary. These cards offer a routine alert schedule, delayed non-urgent sending, a team conversation and an optional one-evening sign-out trial. Required coverage and emergency routes still apply.
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CD-C0110 minTell teammates your off-hours response time
CD-C021 eveningSign out of work apps everywhere tonight
Sources
Kushlev, K., & Dunn, E. W. (2015). Checking email less frequently reduces stress. Computers in Human Behavior, 43, 220–228. Read the source ↗
Giurge, L. M., & Bohns, V. K. (2021). You don’t need to answer right away! Receivers overestimate how quickly senders expect responses to non-urgent work emails. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 167, 114–128. Read the source ↗
Kreiner, G. E., Hollensbe, E. C., & Sheep, M. L. (2009). Balancing borders and bridges: Negotiating the work-home interface via boundary work tactics. Academy of Management Journal, 52(4), 704–730. Read the source ↗
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