{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/keep-an-explicit-bypass-for-truly-urgent-signals",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-0458",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Keep an explicit bypass for truly urgent signals",
  "summary": "Focus works better when your emergency door is narrow and visible.",
  "kind": "checklist",
  "body": "Define the small set of senders, channels or conditions allowed to interrupt focus immediately. Everything else waits for the next batch. Make the bypass known to people who may need it so they do not escalate routine messages merely because your normal channel is quiet.",
  "limits": [
    "Do not create an always-on 'urgent' channel so broad that batching loses its value."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "union-attention-offloading-interruptions"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-04E29E594531192C"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "In the same experiment, completely suppressing notifications did not produce all the benefits of batching and was associated with higher anxiety or fear of missing out in some outcomes.",
      "source_id": "RS-04E29E594531192C",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "This does not mean notifications are necessary for everyone; it argues against assuming total suppression is always superior.",
      "locator": "Abstract"
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "You reduce notifications or communication checks and fear missing something genuinely time-critical."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Do not create an always-on 'urgent' channel so broad that batching loses its value."
  ],
  "example": "Family calls and a production incident pager interrupt immediately; ordinary project chat does not.",
  "check": "You can enter focus mode without relying on constant monitoring to feel reachable for emergencies.",
  "checklist": [
    "Urgent means an observable condition, not sender preference.",
    "At least one bypass channel is available.",
    "People who need the bypass know how to use it.",
    "Routine messages are not allowed to impersonate urgency.",
    "The bypass list is reviewed when false alarms become common."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-04E29E594531192C",
      "title": "Batching smartphone notifications can improve well-being",
      "url": "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563219302596"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-EDAA3E3B504F92AA",
      "title": "Protect attention while using external memory on purpose",
      "url": "/collections/protect-attention-while-using-external-memory-on-purpose"
    }
  ]
}