minutes=1, words=5

app.py

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ async def on_message(message):
     await bot.process_commands(message)
 
 
-def extract_adjacent_words(content, trigger, num_words=3):
+def extract_adjacent_words(content, trigger, num_words=5):
     words = content.split()
     pattern = r'\b' + r'\b\s*\b'.join(map(re.escape, trigger)) + r'\b'
     regex = re.compile(pattern, re.IGNORECASE)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def unreact_to_slack_message(thread_ts, emoji):
 def send_daily_pings():
     global daily_pings
     if daily_pings:
-        print("sending daily pings...")
+        print(f"sending daily pings...{daily_pings")
         # combine into one message
         main_message = slack_client.chat_postMessage(
             channel=SLACK_CHANNEL_ID_TEST,
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ def send_daily_pings():
 # pings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=1)
 scheduler = BackgroundScheduler(executors={'default': executor})
-scheduler.add_job(send_daily_pings, trigger='interval', seconds=10)
+scheduler.add_job(send_daily_pings, trigger='interval', minutes=1)
 scheduler.start()