> "to be effective at async communication, you have to not only ask your question, but also anticipate all the context that person will need to give a good answ

> "to be effective at async communication, you have to not only ask your question, but also anticipate all the context that person will need to give a good answer. then you do your best to condense that into a clear and concise initial message." I'd argue this skill is also what makes a person good at basically doing anything and the better you are at it, the 'sharper' you'll be. Thinking clearly and accurately modeling surrounding context is a prerequisite for doing it well. I'd guess it aligns with being generally smarter. I agree with what you're saying, I just think it's even more evidence that it's tied to general sharpness.