Notifications that respect deep work — what rules would you ship?
Slack PTSD is real. CercleWork should feel calmer than corporate chat.
What defaults would you choose on day one?
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Digest-first for new circles until user explicitly opts into realtime web pushes.
Batch replies on the same thread into one notification with a count bubble.
Quiet hours per timezone with override only for moderator escalations.
Different sound palette for mentions vs general circle activity — subtle audio hierarchy.
Let users subscribe per thread instead of whole circle for high-volume rooms.
Throttle repeated edits on the same post to avoid notification storms during typo fixes.
Surface 'while you were away' summary on login instead of firing twelve separate toasts.
VIP list of people whose posts always notify — small teams love this.
Mute keywords without banning topics — emotional safety feature request we heard often.
Desktop vs mobile policy split — mobile gets fewer categories by default.
Transparency: show why you got a notification ('because you follow this skill').
Weekly recap of unanswered threads you started — nudges closure without shame.
Do not notify on passive reputation changes — that should feel magical, not noisy.
Allow circles to declare expected response SLA so urgency semantics are shared.
Default calm is a brand choice — marketing should say it loudly to attract the right users.
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