The illusion of instant availability in remote teams

We’ve built this weird culture where being a good teammate means dropping whatever complex problem you are solving just to answer a ping within two minutes. When I finally started batching my replies into specific blocks instead of staying on high alert all day my output doubled.

The funny thing is, the people asking didn't mind waiting at all I was the only one stressing about immediate replies. Do you keep your chat apps open all day or do you force people to wait for scheduled slots?