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> If it's going to save you your afternoon - just do it. That's the thing, will it actually be used like that? This feel so casual that it doesn't feel like it
by dwild 7y ago
> If it's going to save you your afternoon - just do it.
That's the thing, will it actually be used like that? This feel so casual that it doesn't feel like it has to be used in urgent matter only.
I guess the important thing isn't about the tools but mostly about the training the user got around the tools. It's important to show what each one is used for and in which context. It's so easy to just believe something is more urgent than it is.
- andyfleming 7y agoI completely agree that training and culture are an important piece of this. If someone pings someone every time they have a question, without searching for the answer on their own, it doesn’t matter what the medium is. It’s wasteful.
- IanCal 7y agoI think the key thing is that tools won't make people good at communicating. That needs to happen as either a life lessons or job training. Something tooling can do though is help give cues. If I'm wearing headphones in an office frowning at the screen that's likely to change how people come up to me compared to if I'm clearly having a break. When remote those aren't around so you can't tell if I'm knee deep in diagrams and code or (say) hitting unsubscribe from as many emails as I can. Making those things clear to others is something tooling can improve on - but there's not much that can stop people contacting you if they're determined.