Victor Loux — bookmarks tagged “communication”

Issue no. 0017

The Best Thing to Text a Friend

cupofjo.com/2023/11/07/the-best-thing-to-text-a-friend/

How to Handle Conflict When You Hate Confrontation - The New York Times

nytimes.com/2023/09/01/well/mind/how-to-handle-conflict.html

some weird tricks for working faster

chiefofstuff.substack.com/p/some-weird-tricks-for-working-faster

Hi. FYI, I’ll be cross-posting to my blog karlyang.net, where you can find other writing that won’t appear on Substack. The basic theory here is that, most of the time, dependencies slow you down. There are ways to ac/decelerate the process that are problem-agnostic. Usually, you are communicating back and forth with other people until you have reached some form of mutually acceptable agreement, and there are ways to do that faster.

How to write for the way your coworkers actually read

async.twist.com/writing-at-work/

Welcome to Talking Points for Life

talkingpointsforlife.com/

Too many people are left wandering through Reddit threads and Quora posts looking for advice on what to say. Communication is tricky. We all bring our own biases, emotions and histories to the table. This site will help you navigate those tricky subjects, allowing you to build healthier and happier relationships.

The Real Name Fallacy - Coral by Vox Media

coralproject.net/blog/the-real-name-fallacy/

The Coral Project is an open source project to help publishers of all sizes build better communities around their journalism. We’re creating tools that help everyone to feel safe, respected, and heard.

There are three types of meetings.

camdaigle.com/posts/three-types-of-meetings/

Not more, not less – just better.# I'll go ahead and tell you this up front: my system isn't necessarily a path to having fewer meetings. After all, everyone's threshold for 'too many meetings' is different based on what helps them feel effective at their role, and every company's need for meetings is dependent upon the work they're trying to accomplish. I'm hoping this system helps you have better meetings – that the people running the meeting feel like it's worth their time to run...

Threads

threads.com/

Cut chat in half. Threads replaces Slack for teams looking to never drop the ball.

Why public chats are better than direct messages - Teamplify blog

teamplify.com/blog/why-public-chats-are-better-than-direct-messages/

As a result, when you send a direct message, you distract your colleague, but when you post a message in a group chat, you don't distract them (unless you mention someone explicitly via @). From our experience, the vast majority of work questions are not so urgent that they require an immediate response. Most topics can be discussed asynchronously – you post a question when you have time, and your teammates will respond when they have time. It greatly helps to minimize distractions,...