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Introverts, It’s Time To Push For Async Communication With Other Managers

It’ll save you time and energy.

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Alex Ponomarev
Apr 04, 2025
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A pen and paper on a desk. "Async" is written on the paper.

Imagine being in a different country and not understanding a word. Not because you don’t speak the language, but because everyone talks too fast.

Face-to-face conversations can be difficult to follow or keep up with because of how much people diverge, go on tangents, and so on.

This isn’t as much the case with writing:

  • Responses are more focused

  • The pace sl…

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