Remote-first work is taking over the rich world – research hints at why
&gt; ... There is a more intriguing possibility, however. Work that is largely done remotely may be more efficient compared with an office-first model.<p>I don&#x27;t think in-person real-time communication is always effective. No, I personally think it&#x27;s one of the least method of communication that can happen in an office environment when the topic gets slightly complex (that is, if the topic is complex enough for you to write a memo about it).<p>For those topics, I love to communicate with some &quot;written&quot; form, such as in an email, posts etc. Because doing the &quot;writing&quot; part allow me to conduct some research and analyses on the topic (usually took 10 minutes), which will in turn increase the quality of my reply.<p>If you standing right in front of me and asked a question that require a complex answer, then my reply will probably make me look like an idiot, because I might not able to discover all the information that I need to process and output within 30 seconds. Not very effective in my opinion.