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The problem is not interrupting someone with a request to talk. The problem is doing so without specifying what we need to talk about.

BAD: Hey, can we talk? (spooky, puts receiver "on hold", slow async communication)

GOOD: Hey, can we talk about scheduling the next deployment? (not spooky, gives receiver agency, gets to the point fast)



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