It may surprise you how many people can adapt to your speed of doing things. There are very, very few people in my life who expect me to respond to them right away.
One is my boss, but even he understands that if he messages me in the middle of a class (because I’m a teacher), he’s not getting a response until I have a free block. And outside school hours, all bets are off.
You can’t please all of the people, all of the time. But you can help other people manage their expectations by letting them know what you find reasonable. You might get some friction at first, but they’ll figure it out.
It may surprise you how many people can adapt to your speed of doing things. There are very, very few people in my life who expect me to respond to them right away.
One is my boss, but even he understands that if he messages me in the middle of a class (because I’m a teacher), he’s not getting a response until I have a free block. And outside school hours, all bets are off.
You can’t please all of the people, all of the time. But you can help other people manage their expectations by letting them know what you find reasonable. You might get some friction at first, but they’ll figure it out.