Unpopular opinion: I thought constant video calls were essential for team cohesion, but asynchronous communication proved me wrong.

I used to schedule daily check-ins believing face-to-face interaction kept our remote team connected and productive. After experimenting with detailed written updates and focused collaboration tools, I noticed project clarity actually improved while reducing meeting fatigue. The shift allowed for deeper work periods and respected different time zones, which boosted overall morale. What remote work practices have you reevaluated recently?

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verar342h ago

Wait... you mean your projects actually got clearer without all those meetings? That's wild to me. I always assumed you needed that back-and-forth chatter to keep everyone on the same page, otherwise things would get lost in translation. But cutting out the daily check-ins to let people just... work... it makes sense when you lay it out like that. I'm starting to side-eye my own calendar full of sync calls that probably could've been an email.

aaron_taylor1h ago

Managers scheduling meetings to fill the quiet is like my dog barking at nothing. Just replace "daily sync" with a three-line Slack message and watch productivity magically appear.

miles_jackson72h ago

Yeah, about those "sync calls that could've been an email." I'm convinced half of them are just managers afraid of silence.