A Valis Work Rule requiring all asynchronous communications to be reviewed with an AI "improve flow" step before sending. Rationale Clean async writing respects readers' time, protects anonymity by preventing linguistic patterns from revealing personal background, and upholds the team's professional standard. This rule extends Radical Simplicity to communication. Operational Rule Before sending any async communication (weekly reports, announcements, shared documents, team-wide channel messages), paste the draft into any AI assistant, ask it to improve the flow, confirm meaning is preserved, and send. sync communication (live chat and real-time exchanges) is exempt.
A Valis Work Rule requiring all asynchronous communications to be reviewed with an AI "improve flow" step before sending.
Rationale
Clean async writing respects readers' time, protects anonymity by preventing linguistic patterns from revealing personal background, and upholds the team's professional standard. This rule extends Radical Simplicity to communication.
Operational Rule
Before sending any async communication (weekly reports, announcements, shared documents, team-wide channel messages), paste the draft into any AI assistant, ask it to improve the flow, confirm meaning is preserved, and send. sync communication (live chat and real-time exchanges) is exempt.