Re:Modern work requires attention – constant alerts steal it
by MichaelZuo on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @07:34AM
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> But most of the stuff was done over email, which is a terrible tool for synchronous communications.
I've heard this a lot but don't get this complaint. Email wasn't designed to be, meant to be, or supposed to be used as a tool for synchronous communication. So of course it's terrible at it.
The point of email as a tool is to satisfy other goals. It's an excellent replacement for FAX, snail mail letters, etc...
Conference calls, video calls, face-to-face meetings are the tools meant for synchronous communication.
'Chat' tools are completely unnecessary. It's there to satisfy the perceived demands of the workforce but might actually be net negative as several commenters pointed out here.
I've heard this a lot but don't get this complaint. Email wasn't designed to be, meant to be, or supposed to be used as a tool for synchronous communication. So of course it's terrible at it.
The point of email as a tool is to satisfy other goals. It's an excellent replacement for FAX, snail mail letters, etc...
Conference calls, video calls, face-to-face meetings are the tools meant for synchronous communication.
'Chat' tools are completely unnecessary. It's there to satisfy the perceived demands of the workforce but might actually be net negative as several commenters pointed out here.