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It's easy to blame technology， and your boss's lack of boundaries， since both play a part， for sure -- but are you unwittingly encouraging these intrusions by answering them right away？ “If you respond to every message as soon as you receive it， you're indicating that you're available，” says Mattson. “Don't do that.” 人们很容易把原因推到科技身上，而且你上司缺乏界线感，这确实是两个方面的原因——但你是否总是立刻回复，进而不经意中助长了这种做法？马特森说：“如果你收到每一条信息后便马上回复，这其实是在暗示‘我有空。’所以，以后不要这样做。” Instead， wait until five or six of them have piled up in your inbox and then respond with a brief message of your own： “I see you have lots of questions about the Ostrich account. Let's meet first thing tomorrow morning (or Monday morning)， when I can give you all the details， and discuss it.” Then stop answering. 相反，要等到收件箱里积攒了五六封之后，再回复一条简短的信息：“我看到你有许多关于某某账户的问题。我们明天上午（或者周一上午）一早就来解决这个问题吧。我可以告诉你所有细节，然后我们可以讨论一下。”之后就不要再进行任何回复。 “When you do meet， mention that you aren't always available to reply right away，” Mattson suggests. “Your boss may not even expect you to. Rather than assuming that an immediate answer is required， clarify what it is he actually wants.” There's always a chance you'll be pleasantly surprised. Even if not， by declining to answer every time he pings you， you'll have politely but firmly established the boundaries your boss seems to lack. | 
