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Does remote work change how teams write?
| Source | Kind | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Interview 3 | Fieldwork | ✓ |
| Chat archive, 2024 | Data | ✓ |
| Writing at work | Book | — |
Open questions
Do longer messages mean fewer meetings, or just longer ones?
Writing at work
In one sentence
Teams that write things down argue less about what was agreed.
Worth keeping
Chapter 3 on decision logs. Compare with Interview 3.
Chapter 3, decision logs
Scan · 6 pagesKept in the note
Turn page 1 into text Read it
Sources
| Title | Year | Link | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing at work | 2021 | Open | Reading |
| Remote teams study | 2023 | Open | Done |
| Chat archive | 2024 | Open | To read |
Reading
From a stack of papers to notes you can find again
Read, scan and log as you go. Everything lands in a place you can search.
Interview 3
Says the team stopped having a Monday meeting once the Decision log started. Matches what Writing at work predicts.
Linked fromChapter 2 — MethodsReading Notes · Writing at work
Message length test
Comparing mean message length before and after the switch.
t = (x̄₁ − x̄₂) / √(s₁²/n₁ + s₂²/n₂)
Words per message
df.groupby("team")["words"].mean()
.sort_values(ascending=False)
Design and research write the longest messages.
Thinking
From scattered findings to ideas that connect
Link notes to each other, and write the maths and the code beside the thinking.
Who said the Monday meeting stopped?
From your notesInterview 3. The team dropped it once they started a decision log, which matches chapter 3 of Writing at work.
1Interview 32Reading Notes · Writing at work
fewer meetings after writing more
- Interview 3Fieldwork
- Writing at workReading Notes
- Chapter 2 — MethodsThesis
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Chapters as pages
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Whiteboards
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Tags
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Ideas
Ways to run a project on it
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A literature review
One collection of sources, a Reading Notes page for each, and links from the review to every one.
A thesis, chapter by chapter
One note for the thesis, a page for each chapter, and backlinks that show what each source feeds.
Fieldwork
Voice notes after each interview, scans of consent pages kept in the note, and a collection to track who’s done.
Getting started
Three steps in
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- Start from a templateResearch Notes for the question, Reading Notes for each source.
- Make a collection of sourcesA link field, a status and a page for each one.
Templates
Templates that suit
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Research Notes
Start with the question, log every source as you go and keep the open questions in sight.
Reading Notes
The line you want to remember, the book in one sentence and the ideas worth keeping.
Lecture Notes
Key ideas, definitions and the questions you want to ask.
Brainstorm
Frame the question, go for quantity, then shortlist the three worth trying.
Project Plan
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Weekly Reflection
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Questions
Before you ask
Does Ask Zimoma show where an answer came from?
Yes. Answers come from your own notes and collections, with links to the notes they came from. Ask Zimoma is part of Pro.
Is my research sent to an AI?
Only when you tap, and only what you chose. A scan stays a picture until you tap Read it. Ask Zimoma and smart search use an AI index of your notes, held by Zimoma and deleted when you turn Search notes with AI off. One switch turns all AI off.
Can I write equations?
Yes. Formulas are written in LaTeX and shown as maths in the note.
Can I keep my sources in a table?
Yes. A collection has ten field types, including link, date and select, with Table, List and Board views. It imports and exports CSV.
Can I share a project with my supervisor?
Share a note or a space with Can edit, Can comment or Can view. Comments and mentions notify the people you mention.
The waitlist
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