# 🐢 We're in Slow December mode till January 1st **URL:** \ **Category:** News & Announcements\ **Created:** [December 1, 2023, 9:07am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485 "2023-12-01T09:07:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 9:07am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485/1 "2023-12-01T09:07:47Z")
Last year Fibery had [Slow December](https://fibery.io/blog/essays/slow-december/). It is time of free exploration, self-assigned initiatives and “tasks I always wanted to do, but did not had time”. This year we are repeating it. ### Rules - No mandatory meetings (no company meetings as well). You will have uninterrupted time. - No assigned tasks & deadlines. Nobody can say you what to do, it is your own choice. - You are free to do whatever you want: explore some ideas, improve something in Fibery, or fix something in Fibery that you wanted to fix for 34 months but couldn’t find the time, try something new, like write a post. - It is desirable to produce artefacts of your activity: something done, something written in text, something visual, you name it. ### FAQ Q: Can we afford it? A: Yes, one month will not make a huge difference. Upside of the creative month can be high, while downside is controllable and low. Q: Why are we doing it? This is a time to slow down, reflect and do something without pressure. Constant pressure leads to mediocre decisions, there should be time to think deep and explore deep. Q: Will we have weekly releases? A: Yes, if we will have something to release and announce. Q: Can I pressure people to do things I want? A: Sure, you can form ad-hoc groups and do something as a team. However, you don’t have to. Feel free to avoid any pressure and work in solitude and peace. You can also bribe teammates, use flattery and all other legal and semi-legal mechanisms to get your idea done. Q: Any ideas what I can dig into? A: Anything related to Product Teams 2.0 niche, anything that makes Fibery more stable, easier to use, AI theme, etc. Q: I’m not a developer, what should I do? A: Find some interesting task. Explore some topic and write a post. Create some prototype. Try to sell Fibery to 5 people. Be creative, find something that drives your curiosity. Q: Do I need an approval to include something into a product? A: Yes and no. You are free to work on anything you want, but real productisation is up to Product Group to decide. So if you want to be sure that something will be included into a product, ask someone from the list above. Q: I work in Customer Success, how to enjoy this when I have permanent pressure from customers? A: You are unlucky, since this is the only activity we can’t halt. Some mandatory support should be done anyway, but maybe other people will help you from time to time, like take support channel for some specific day like Olga did? Ask for help and add some pressure. Q: What if I started something and use full January to complete it? A: Please don’t. Or you will feel the pressure and all good feelings from December will be washed away. 🌊 Q: Fuck this shit, I just want to work as usual A: Feel free to do it, but at least breathe out and do it slowly and deeply. 😮‍💨 ---
**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 9:08am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485/2 "2023-12-01T09:08:08Z")
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**Author:** ![dukevannori](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@dukevannori](https://community.fibery.io/u/dukevannori)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 10:34am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485/3 "2023-12-01T10:34:42Z")
This an amazing idea. We will adopt it in a way ---
**Author:** ![njyo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/njyo/32/923_2.png) [@njyo](https://community.fibery.io/u/njyo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 10:44am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485/4 "2023-12-01T10:44:23Z")
Can’t give this enough likes! So here you go, 45 hearts/likes: ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ One for each team member (Sep had 35) and a few extra ones to go around. 😉 Slowy December to you all! ---
**Author:** ![ESGdataBoi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/esgdataboi/32/11960_2.png) [@ESGdataBoi](https://community.fibery.io/u/ESGdataBoi)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485/5 "2023-12-01T14:03:10Z")
This is the way. I’ve been using Fibery less lately, however I’m addicted to how this company is run so I can’t stay away completely. This is like Hanukkah, or the “12 days of Christmas”, a bunch of little gifts and we have no idea what will come out of this but it’s exciting to see what everyone does. Yippee! ---
**Author:** ![Oshyan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/oshyan/32/11431_2.png) [@Oshyan](https://community.fibery.io/u/Oshyan)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485/6 "2023-12-01T16:39:05Z")
Yeah, I love that you guys do this. Happy holidays! Happy Fibery days. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![YvetteLans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/yvettelans/32/6101_2.png) [@YvetteLans](https://community.fibery.io/u/YvetteLans)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485/7 "2023-12-01T17:48:35Z")
Awesome idea 😍 ---
**Author:** ![bear](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/bear/32/12872_2.png) [@bear](https://community.fibery.io/u/bear)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485/8 "2023-12-02T13:37:01Z")
Good things come slow 🐌 Enjoy slow December 🦥 ---
**Author:** ![CDPK](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/cdpk/32/7135_2.png) [@CDPK](https://community.fibery.io/u/CDPK)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485/9 "2023-12-03T20:49:08Z")
> Q: Can I pressure people to do things I want? > A: Sure, you can form ad-hoc groups and do something as a team. However, you don’t have to. Feel free to avoid any pressure and work in solitude and peace. You can also bribe teammates, use flattery and all other legal and semi-legal mechanisms to get your idea done Does this mean we can sponsor a feature? 😃 😂 😂 ---
**Author:** ![njyo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/njyo/32/923_2.png) [@njyo](https://community.fibery.io/u/njyo)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2023, 9:37am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485/10 "2023-12-04T09:37:09Z")
Let the bidding war begin! 🤪 Good way to earn a little extra for gifts hahaha. ---
**Author:** ![gok](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/gok/32/6090_2.png) [@gok](https://community.fibery.io/u/gok)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485/11 "2023-12-05T00:49:12Z")
10 grand for Latex plugin ---
**Author:** ![Marloes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/marloes/32/5926_2.png) [@Marloes](https://community.fibery.io/u/Marloes)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485/12 "2023-12-07T13:54:27Z")
Such an inspiration. Enjoy your december! ❤❤❤ Curious to hear about your positive thoughts as a result of this slow mode. ---
**Author:** ![helloitse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/helloitse/32/498_2.png) [@helloitse](https://community.fibery.io/u/helloitse)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/were-in-slow-december-mode-till-january-1st/5485/13 "2024-01-12T14:39:19Z")
I have loved chatting with people about the possibility of planning an 11 month work/sales calendar. Thanks for the inspiration 💡