The Spectrum of Humanity
Learn When to Break the Rules to Connect with People
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11 min readMar 17, 2021
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Permanence Recap
This article is the last in a series on remote work, so let’s start with a recap.
In the last article, we looked at the spectrum of permanence, which showed that:
- A strong correlation exists between the permanence of communication and asynchronousness.
- Permanence can be determined by how relevant, accurate, or useful a particular artifact is with time.
- Shifting to be more asynchronous means that you should leave an audit trail, maintain indexes of important information, and ensure that you regularly mark, file, tidy, and delete your artifacts.
