I made a similar app to this for Pebble at a hackathon in 2015: https://github.com/phoneyscape
We got an offer from Madrona Ventures for it that I never ended up following up on.
An app that lets you pretend to receive a call when a co-worker distracts you
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Re: An app that lets you pretend to receive a call when a co-worker distracts you
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's ideal and needs to be the first approach. In practice, people that communicate all day don't always understand than other jobs require uninterrupted focus. That's why engineers try things like no-meeting-wednesdays and schedule blocks for coding. I wouldn't use the tool in question, but I relate to the motivation.
One thing often overlooked about work interruptions: interrupting one person's flow is usually to aid another's. So as others have suggested the response can be prioritised according to importance and urgency. While flow is critical for productive work, it should be directed to the highest priority tasks.
In construction we have a phrase "a dime holding up a dollar". It is up to you to decide if you are a dime or a dollar in each situation.
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#63Re: An app that lets you pretend to receive a call when a co-worker distracts you
#64If you don't have your phone on airplane mode then you do want to be distracted.
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
please don't think I'm being rude By saying that you remind the interlocutor that being rude is in fact an option (indeed a widely used one) and you may simply be rude ... ah the subtleties of communication.
> no offence, but [offensive remark].
But that particular remark wasn't offensive, no? Sorry, I'm not implying anything, just trying to understand your logic.
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#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
> no offence, but [offensive remark].
But that particular remark wasn't offensive, no? Sorry, I'm not implying anything, just trying to understand your logic.
Can't speak for the others, but by merely saying "please don't think I'm being rude ..." you explicitly remind the other side that being rude is an option, and that what follows should not be taken literally. Indeed why would you say "don't think I'm being rude" except if you already anticipated that the other side will take it as being rude.
Trust me on this, I'm not lying to you ...
Re: An app that lets you pretend to receive a call when a co-worker distracts you
#67Note the fine print in gray (or is it grey) text at the bottom the page
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Re: An app that lets you pretend to receive a call when a co-worker distracts you
#68I just say: i'm going to get me a coffee (water, restroom) and when i return they're gone.