Most people default to “let’s hop on a call.” I don’t. Here’s why.
****To get on a call, two people have to be available at the exact same time.
That means blocking out calendars, context-switching, and wasting the first few minutes talking about the weather.
By the time we actually get to the point, we’ve burned 15 minutes of life neither of us will get back.
With async, you have no option to interrupt.
No thinking of your response while the other person is still speaking.
You can only listen, take notes, process and respond when the time is right.
It’s pure communication.
If we really need to hash something out, let’s do it live—but in person, ideally.
Calls should be rare, reserved for moments when nuance, emotion, or urgency require it.
Everything else? Async wins.
Don’t think of async as avoidance, for me it’s the opposite.
I want to communicate.
I just don’t want to do it on your schedule or mine.