Remote work benefit: Interacting via text fosters reading & writing skills


Remote work benefit: Interacting via text fosters reading & writing skills.

1. You can carefully read and consider your co-worker's input at your own pace.
2. You can carefully compose your response at your own pace.

Async is slower, but potentially higher quality.
When someone makes a proposal in writing, we're more likely to spend significant time considering their proposal. In-person communication often leads to knee-jerk responses due to the expectation of immediate feedback.

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