Optimal timing of digital content

A computer program product for selectively delaying delivery of stress-inducing digital communications, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to:

• receive a notification of a digital communication from a sender to a recipient;
• determine a toxicity value of the digital communication by comparing data of the digital communication with stress pattern data in a user profile of the recipient, wherein the stress pattern data is indicative of content determined to statistically increase a stress level of the recipient;
• determine that the toxicity value meets a predetermined threshold value associated with the recipient, indicating that toxic communication handling procedures apply to selectively delay the delivery of the digital communication to the recipient;
• and
• initiating delivery of the digital communication to the recipient in accordance with the toxic communication handling procedures based on a delayed delivery time.

A system for selectively delaying delivery of stress-inducing digital communications, comprising:

• a CPU, a computer readable memory and a computer readable storage medium associated with a computing device;
• program instructions to receive a digital communication from a sender to a recipient;
• program instructions to determine a toxicity value of the digital communication by comparing data of the digital communication with user profile data of the recipient;
• program instructions to determine that the toxicity value meets a predetermined threshold value associated with the recipient, indicating that toxic communication handling procedures apply to selectively delay the delivery of the digital communication to the recipient;
• program instructions to determine whether special delivery procedures apply that override the toxic communication handling procedures based on the user profile data of the recipient;
• and
• program instructions to make the digital communication available for viewing by the recipient based on the determining whether special deliver procedures apply,
• wherein the program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory.