Meta communication (knowing who’s available to talk to)
Status quo bias
EtA 2020-04-09
Inertia
To meet people
Feels more trust if you see people
Bound more if you see people
Why do we have in person talks?
They don’t, but they go because of manufactured scarcity
Because it feels like an adventure
Because seeing something different then their house makes them feel more like they’re doing something different
Why do people prefer live events?
Sense of urgency
Shared experience
EtA 2020-05-05
An excuse to not be distracted. If someone wants to talk to you, it looks less rude if you give an external factor as an excuse, like “I can’t I’m at the office” or “I can’t I’m doing a FocusMate”.
Hypotheses:
Social presence of other people working motivates us to work: https://www.focusmate.com/
Accountability
High bandwidth communication
Meta communication (knowing who’s available to talk to)
Status quo bias
EtA 2020-04-09
Inertia
To meet people
Feels more trust if you see people
Bound more if you see people
Why do we have in person talks?
They don’t, but they go because of manufactured scarcity
Because it feels like an adventure
Because seeing something different then their house makes them feel more like they’re doing something different
Why do people prefer live events?
Sense of urgency
Shared experience
EtA 2020-05-05
An excuse to not be distracted. If someone wants to talk to you, it looks less rude if you give an external factor as an excuse, like “I can’t I’m at the office” or “I can’t I’m doing a FocusMate”.
I think high bandwidth communication (and meta communication) is the core factor, with social presence and accountability as secondary factors.