In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about communication — why it's important, how to improve, building good habits, tools and more!

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Show Notes

3:59 - Why it's important

Projects can live or die by the team's communication
Project timelines can be disrupted leading to big problems with scheduling

5:53 - How to improve communication skills

PRACTICE
Pay attention to what works
Have a system – standups, weekly meetings, etc.
Over communicating can be annoying but effective
Realize that people can't read your mind, so having your intentions and timelines public and known is important

9:12 - Building good habits

Need to practice
Build systems to support new habits

11:04 - Tools we use to communicate

Email / Standups
Notion
GitHub Issues
Slack
Missive

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