Wow, turning them all on, full volume, full intensity is oddly mesmerizing. I’m not sure how folks can tolerate audible alerts. :D
Question for the community: What’s a polite way to ask someone else to turn off their audible alerts, whether in a work or personal setting? It really distracts me and pulls me out of the moment (and I can feel a ping of stress) when I hear someone else’s alerts.
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Besides swissmiss, Tina founded and runs TeuxDeux, CreativeMornings and her Brooklyn based co-working community Friends Work Here. (She also started Tattly which was recently adopted by BIC)
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Wow, turning them all on, full volume, full intensity is oddly mesmerizing. I’m not sure how folks can tolerate audible alerts. :D
Question for the community: What’s a polite way to ask someone else to turn off their audible alerts, whether in a work or personal setting? It really distracts me and pulls me out of the moment (and I can feel a ping of stress) when I hear someone else’s alerts.
Dec 21st, 2021 / 10:28 am