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How to convince your team that slower communication might be more effective

My startup team is obsessed with being always-on and responsive but we're all burning out and I want to propose we go back to email-only for internal communication but I'm worried they'll think I'm not committed to moving fast and I don't know how to frame this as strength instead of weakness.

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Someone recognizes that the group's relationship with speed and responsiveness is unsustainable but fears that proposing alternatives will be misread as lack of dedication.

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