Saved by sari
Documents aren’t built for discussion.
Take the humble “document” as an example. For decades, document editing programs like word processors effectively emulated a printed sheet of paper, onto which the user typed with an emulated typewriter. Other software tools like spreadsheets did better, managing to escape complete skeuomorphism in favor of an infinite canvas. Notion is another goo... See more
Linus Lee • How we create | linus.coffee
sari and added
Instead of having meetings, people “talk” to each other via GitHub, Notion, and (occasionally) Slack, expecting responses within 24 hours. Because there are no standups or “syncs” and some projects can involve expensive feedback loops to collaborate, working this way requires clear and thoughtful communication.
Sahil Lavingia • No Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time Employees
sari added
Problem 2: The need for a central source of truth - A change in plans (whether it was a priority or a launch date) was impossible to coordinate across all of these documents.
Coda • An inside look at how Figma ships product
Kassen Qian added
A huge part of your job today may be simply resolving and reconfiguring the natural entropy in your office, but poorly communicated deadlines will remain so whether they’re written on an index card, sent in an email, or appended to a “task” in Asana. If you put something on a digital kanban board without enough information, it is no more useful tha... See more
Matt Alston • Your Project Management Software Can't Save You
Indy Neogy added
In my experience, it’s unlikely that the structure of a decision meeting makes it a good forum for generating ideas.
Julie Zhuo • The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
A problem that might have been solvable in a few minutes of real-time interaction in a meeting room or on the phone might now generate dozens of messages, and even then might still fail to converge on a satisfactory conclusion.
Cal Newport • A World Without Email
meanwhile, email often frustrates me because there is TOO much time to polish, it feels like I can't just say what's on my mind and work things out, whatever I send feels "final" in some sense I really dislike
Uri Bram • L.M. Sacasas on Instant Messenger Over Instant Messenger
sari added
But alas, our traditional meetings kill game-changing ideas. When a revolutionary idea is brought into our meetings (and many have been), no one takes ownership. The bystander effect takes over.