Async messaging for teams burned out by real-time chat, video calls, and email • #WorkAsyncNotASAP • by @Doist • Status updates: @TwistStatus
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Here are @doist's 10 communication standards that have helped our remote team build the world's #1 productivity tool: @todoist ✅
- 100 teammates in 35 countries
- Averaging <2 hrs/wk of meetings
- Serving 40M+ customers in 19 languages
#AsyncNotASAP
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There is too much focus on doing many things at once. The real leverage comes out of extreme focus. A single app, one window, and only focusing on one task at a time.
There are also many studies on the harm of multi-tasking. It can take as much as 40% of your productive time (source will be linked below)...
Great demo on our latest improvements from the @amix3k!
Step-by-step, we're building the tools to make the future of work you deserve. 😊
"Now if only corporations would listen..." 💯
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Can people still connect, collaborate, and thrive in an #async-first workplace?
@doist's own @dcwarrington explains why the answer is "Yes!" —with tons of practical examples— in this week's Async Newsletter:
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Culture is more than "optional" happy hours!
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Job flexibility has made it possible for more ppl to work. Here are the stories of ppl who told me how async work has made it possible for them to work & parent, take care of their mental or physical health, or accommodate being neurodivergent. @TwistWork async.twist.com/diversity-in…
Async Newsletter Alert!
"The leaders defending the office-based, ASAP status quo are, by definition, people for whom the status quo has worked well...
[But] they've failed to consider the perspectives and talents their companies have been missing out on."
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The CEO of @remote said that remote work is "about changing the relationship with work. Not having work force the rest of your life."
Today's food for thought 💡
"88% agree or strongly agree the meetings they do attend are a good use of their time."
A standout quote from Doist's own @dcwarrington, featured in this great article from @thenewstack.
If that's not how you'd answer, maybe it's time to #ThinkAsync
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What started as a way to check in on isolated teammates almost three years ago has grown into a habit of being constantly on camera. bit.ly/3X10beV #remoteworking #meetings
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It's not often you work with a brand truly building the future of work.
It's no surprise to see @doist's Head of Remote @dcwarrington featured as #18 in @Onalytica's Top 50 Influencers to Follow on Future of Work 🙌
Congrats on all of the hard work you do!
Looking for #FutureofWork influencers to collaborate with on your next campaign?🤔
We've just released a blog that highlights the Top 50 influencers who are driving the most engagement on the topic of Future of Work across LinkedIn & Twitter
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Hey there async-ionados👋
It's Thursday Thread time at the Async Newsletter, and
we need to hear *your* challenges, triumphs, and advice!
Share your story of async adoption— whether good, bad, or ugly—and help others benefit from your experience. 👇
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“Having as little meeting time as possible is a vanity metric – not the end goal.”
In this week's Async Newsletter, @bkaneMN explains why Shopify's meeting-obliteration plan won't work:
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"Attention and focus—that's what really important."
We couldn't have said it any better ourselves, Andrew!
🙏
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I love this piece by @rdotpy about making decisions too much. Wow. #facilitation @TwistWork async.twist.com/decision-mak…
Leadership:
Thinking intentionally about the lifestyle you want for your team and yourself, and unleashing the success that comes from creating a sustainable work environment.
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@amix3k the 👑 of async describes how Slack has created an 'always on' culture w/i #remotework & #hybridwork teams. The quick reply expectation of synchronous communication hurts work/life balance, #mentalhealth & etc. @twistwork was created to solve this bit.ly/3f34eU9
This is why business models matter when considering tools.
Being #bootstrapped allows our focus to be on what's best for users.
However this plays out, it seems questionable that users will be the focus of profit-hungry, cost-cutting Salesforce. 🤨
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“The problem has been, there’s no incorporation of the Slack culture into the Salesforce culture,” Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield said. bit.ly/3IsG59O
In case you missed it, @emmabgo's piece on "the era
of Slack rage" is worth a read.
Stress
+ disconnection
+ instantaneous responses
+ online dopamine habits
= a reactive, combative environment.
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Async changes the calculus.
Work Ape-Sync, not ASAP? 🙊
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How would you feel if "Chaos Monkey" were unleashed in your workplace?