In one embodiment, an apparatus, comprising: a memory comprising instructions； and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to: classify a message at least based on an importance of the message； define one or more silence periods based on the classification, the one or more silence periods comprising at least a pre-silence period or a post-silence period, the message adjacent in time to the one or more silence periods； and delay a function involving the message based on the defined one or more silence periods.
