Try this
- Name the format or frequency you want to reduce and any practical communication that still needs to happen.
- Offer a review point if you can, without promising that you will feel differently by a particular date.
A worked example
“I want fewer calls this week. I can still answer the travel question by Thursday, and we can check in about next week on Sunday.”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
A quiet period should not require reporting every reason for wanting it. If an agreed practical deadline changes, update that separately.