Beware the Offline Trap
/via http://www.fau.edu/research/research-communications/index.php The means and lines of communications within organization have expanded by a ridiculous amount over the last couple of years. At the same time, so have issues associated with these forms of communications. For example, you’ve probably heard the following in some form or the other • “ I find Slack counter-productive ” • “ Hangouts are a waste of time ” • “ I prefer email to WhatsApp ” and so forth. The thing about the above is that each and every one of them is absolutely valid. For example • “ I find Slack counter-productive, because the constant interruptions prevent me from getting into the groove ” • “ Hangouts are a waste of time, because everybody here likes the sound of their own voice ” • “ I prefer email to WhatsApp, because you can keep track of conversation threads ” Fair points right? Especially the one about distractions, right?After all, most of us have run into th...