India, March 6 -- When you finally enter the locked-in mode of work, getting some actual work done, with your pending tasks showing real progress, ping goes your phone or Slack notification with a message from a team member. The impulse to reply is immediate. Leaving a message unanswered feels wrong, hence triggering the itch to reply instantly. It's driven by the fear of being seen as rude, unprofessional or not working at all.

But the situation is not as easy as it seems. While it may feel like a duty to reply ASAP, it can actually throw your productivity off track.

Kopi Break, an Instagram page which regularly posts about work environment and behaviours, shared five big reasons why one should not respond to texts immediately.

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