Before you ping a colleague, ask AI first.
Their focus is worth more than a quick answer.
You're about to open Slack, type someone's name, and fire off a question. Most of the time, you don't need to.
Most questions people ask colleagues are questions an AI can answer in under 10 seconds — and answer well. Every time you skip that step, you're spending someone else's focus, flow, and time on something that didn't require a human at all.
This isn't about being cold or antisocial. It's about respecting attention — yours and theirs. AI assistants exist specifically to absorb this kind of cognitive load. Use them.
Humans are still essential. Just not for everything. Not even close to everything.
One habit change. Massive impact on everyone around you.
sorted() with a lambda:sorted(lst, key=lambda x: x['key'])These aren't edge cases. They're most of what people ask colleagues every day.
"How do I do X in Python / SQL / JS?"
"What does this error mean?"
"Can you explain this concept?"
"Help me write this email"
"What's the difference between X and Y?"
"Summarize this doc / thread / PR"
"Review my code / draft / plan"
"What are the steps to set up X?"
There are real cases where humans are irreplaceable. These are them.
Any of these will answer most questions faster than a colleague can read your message.
Put this in your email, Slack bio, or GitHub profile. One link, zero explanation needed.