diff --git a/syncext/channel.go b/syncext/channel.go
index f76b9bd..e64a7cb 100644
--- a/syncext/channel.go
+++ b/syncext/channel.go
@@ -1,14 +1,45 @@
 package syncext
 
-import "time"
+import (
+	"time"
+)
+
+// https://gobyexample.com/non-blocking-channel-operations
+// https://gobyexample.com/timeouts
+// https://groups.google.com/g/golang-nuts/c/Oth9CmJPoqo
 
 func ReadChannelWithTimeout[T any](c chan T, timeout time.Duration) (T, bool) {
-	afterCh := time.After(timeout)
 	select {
-	case rv := <-c:
-		return rv, true
-	case <-afterCh:
+	case msg := <-c:
+		return msg, true
+	case <-time.After(timeout):
 		return *new(T), false
 	}
-
+}
+
+func WriteChannelWithTimeout[T any](c chan T, msg T, timeout time.Duration) bool {
+	select {
+	case c <- msg:
+		return true
+	case <-time.After(timeout):
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+func ReadNonBlocking[T any](c chan T) (T, bool) {
+	select {
+	case msg := <-c:
+		return msg, true
+	default:
+		return *new(T), false
+	}
+}
+
+func WriteNonBlocking[T any](c chan T, msg T) bool {
+	select {
+	case c <- msg:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
 }