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> That is easier face to face Written down communication makes things impossible to wiggle out of later on, meaning the writing needs to happen anyway, why wa
by pmlnr 5y ago
> That is easier face to face
Written down communication makes things impossible to wiggle out of later on, meaning the writing needs to happen anyway, why waste time on the face to face?
- fcatalan 5y agoThat's another reason for them. Can't make verbal promises to you and then forget about them via email.
- ubercow13 5y agoIn many cases, in my experience, it’s because it’s way more efficient face to face. You can always follow up with written confirmation.
- iso1210 5y agoIn my experience if you are going into a large (more than say 5 people) meeting to get a consensus for a decision you've made, you start with one-to-one conversations with every meeting participant, get them on side, then the large meeting is just a rubber stamp.
- sneak 5y agoMost people are slow at typing and don't have great reading comprehension. This means it is less "work" for them to speak and listen than it is to type and read.
- greedo 5y agoAnd many people lack listening skills and don't retain all the details of a watercolor conversation.
- tablespoon 5y ago> Written down communication makes things impossible to wiggle out of later on, meaning the writing needs to happen anyway, why waste time on the face to face? Written communication often takes orders of magnitude more effort, since it lacks the immediate feedback loop.