Following group chat at work is like being in an all-day meeting with random participants and no agenda. - Jason Fried

So take a step toward calm, and relieve people from needing to broadcast their whereabouts and status. Everyone’s status should be implicit: I’m trying to do my job, please respect my time and attention.

Are you an envelope entrepreneur or a letter entrepreneur?

Someone who's about the container, the business on the outside, or someone who's more focused on the letter, the product inside?

You can be both, but I think most are definitely one or the other. I'm a letter guy.

Working more doesn’t mean you care more or get more done. It just means you work more.