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Why remote work changed who gets ahead | Ep3 S6
Extraverts win through live social cues ā remote work dampens exactly that channel, shifting the advantage toward those who think and write clearly.
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Working from home quietly shifted the office hierarchy and almost nobody noticed. Extroverts excel through live social cues, presence, energy, reading the room, the corridor chat, and the force of personality in a live meeting. That's their channel. Now flatten it all into a grid of muted video tiles and asynchronous messages.
The channel extroverts are wired to dominate, suddenly switched off. The individuals who own the open plan office tend to fade on a screen, while the thoughtful introvert who writes clearly and thinks deeply finally gets a medium that plays to their strengths. Remote work doesn't reward everyone equally.
It quietly handed the advantage to whoever does the best thinking in the quiet. For more, follow this channel.