Long time readers of this blog knows that I have a very strained relationship with WhatsApp. When I deleted my WhatsApp account a couple of years ago, I was at a place where personal productivity was the most important to me. For example, I wrote this:
Thirdly, and most importantly, people are unable to work on hard
problems with their mind into it because that requires focus and
peaceful mind. I have a very big hunch that this is the biggest reason
why economies world over are failing – because people simply aren’t
productive any more.
I am in a very different space now. Embracing pragmatism has come to mean more important than sticking to ideals. And gathering useful power is also a priority. All of this helps in bringing action to words.
In that context, in the space of primary healthcare, WhatsApp is a very useful communication tool.
It allows me to collaborate with a very diverse group of people. It allows quick and effective communication especially in socially tricky situations. Just today I could effectively use WhatsApp to organize two meetings. The most important feature, perhaps, is the ability to forward messages quickly.
In all, I still value productivity. But productivity, now, for me is not just about me, but about the teams that I lead or am part of. Like in the case of shaving beard, WhatsApp has become important to me now.
And that’s why I am back on WhatsApp.
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