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One thing I’ve noticed about myself is that I really prefer written or asynchronous communication.
I find it much easier to make friends online than IRL. I enjoy making deep connections with folks I talk to on the web, most of whom I’ve never met offline.
And a big part of that, for me, is that my brain often moves too fast for my mouth.
With in-person conversations, trying to track what other people are saying and thoughts I had in response to it is hard. It’s easy for me to interrupt folks (not on purpose!), or forget what someone just said, or forget what I wanted to say.
But in a Slack chat or email or on social media platform, I have a written record I can go back to. I can write down what I want to say, and read it to make sure it makes sense and that what I’m trying to say is actually what I said.
Now that I’m working at a “real job” again, I’ve noticed that a lot of neurotypical folks really like to “jump on a quick call” to have a chat. And for me, it’s so much faster and easier and better to take a few moments to type up my thoughts in Slack.
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This content originally appeared on Go Make Things and was authored by Go Make Things
Go Make Things | Sciencx (2025-02-22T14:30:00+00:00) Async communication vs. meetings at work. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2025/02/22/async-communication-vs-meetings-at-work/
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