☎ protocol: CALLS

¶    (patterns)


  * Establish interest (or obligation) to do it !

"hey, wanna talk sometime next week?"
-- yes !


    * Call for real, or fuck off:
        you give somebody a number
        → you MUST be able to give them a Short Call in so called Reasonable Time
        if not:
            → just stop pretending you want to call & tell them to fuck off


    * Reasonable Regularity:
        * 3 days? 1 week?
        * depends on urgency the initiator gives to call!
        -------
        * ESTABLISH: during Pre-prep?
        * CONFIRM: during Call


    * Good agendas make for short calls:
        Short Calls MUST have a pre-defined agenda


    * Repeat unanswered calls to show urgency:
        (already a commonly recognized way)


    * "Ping-pong" when returning calls:
        A calls, B doesn't answer → B calls back
        if you get called, it's your responsibility to call back !


    * Switch call initiation:
        A calls week 1, B calls week 2


    * When to call?:
        A) anytime !
        B) base on approximate regularity
        C) base on commonly understood SCHEDULE / SCHEDULE FRAME
        D) call more regularly if you think things need to move:
            (because they are not)
            (this might feel counter-intuitive)


    * Pause 2 hours before retrying:
        when to call back, or expect being called back?:
        maybe in an hour or two


    * Don't message about calls:
#antichatter
        Never "when can i call you" message me!
        EXCEPT IF ... / IN THE FORM OF ...


    * Set a regularity expectation:
        "~1/month"


    * Deal with broken regularity:
        1) try impromptu (3x)
        2) try scheduling (3x)
        3) re-set regularity expectation


    * Maintain responsibility for regularity:
        Whose "fault" is it, if calls are not made?
        How bad is this?
        Should there be a baseline for different levels of collaboration?:
            → YES
            people working together see eachother every day, have regular meetings, etc. we should be at least as good as X.


    * Wednesday pong & "short week":
        If we talk (i "pinged") on wednesday
        It's best you pong on monday or tuesday
        Calling wednesday should be a "last resort", OR a "clear" message we should downgrade connection

¶    * Pre-setup quality Audio & Video

    * Use earplugs (headphones), with mic !!

    * Don't do it in external noise situation (except if urgent & agreed!)

    * Set (lower) to correct earphone volume on phone:
        (to not get headaches over it)
        ### establish with "what did you have to eat" or "recite me your national anthem"

¶    * Call channel
        _____ Proposed
        * Establish connection with GSM
        * Have free minutes?:
            YES) KEEP GSM
            NO) Use:
                1) telegram ON PHONE
                2) whatsapp ON PHONE
            3) ###:

¶    * Pick best data channel
        4G often works better than Wifi !
        You need to experiment and know this in advance (for all locations where you might telephone!)

¶    * Establish recording policy
        A) We agree & assume that there will be no recording:
            (default, but to discuss, as not neccessary the best/most functional one)
        B) Yes, if somebody remembers:
            * informing it's recording
            * start recording
        C) Somebody is responsible:
            (as above and also...)
            * checking up on recording (make sure you don't run out of tape/space/x)
            * keeping & regularly syncing the recordings
        ______________
        Tools:
            * android call recorder
            * jitsi has recording
            * ### [...]

¶    * FAST SKIPPING

Do the more regular partss really fast.
Like, all tasks — just run through them!
This could produce imprints.

¶    * EXECUTE > PLAN

Don't spend more time on planning than on doing!
"Does it make sense to keep re-reading the tasks?"

¶    * AGENDA FOR NEW COLLABORATORS

Either:
    A) pre-write an agenda & pre-share the link in a pad
    B) just improvise it (assembled as point #0)

¶    * The agenda !

* Create day pad
* apply the theme:
    ###
* replicate meta-agenda
* check the last one (or few!) and refer to those points !

¶    * (Finish what you're working on)
(outside of the call, like eating, writing something, etc)

¶    * (Establish time constraints)

* Decide on approx time interval (length):
    * "short" ~20min
    * "optimum" ~1-2h
    * "marathon" ~4h

¶    * review

    * "break out" parts (=B+U)

    * make quick remarks

    * ... and try to form "fragments" like pieces:
        (sometimes even already making them DONE)

¶    * reprioretize current agenda:

each suggests (ping-pong) style:
        * re-sorting points of order
        * ... either as:
            A) "ANARCHIST":
                move stuff yourself to appropriate position in agenda
            B) "ORDERLY":
                suggestions to a Single Editor Person
        _____________________
        Stuff that typical gets priority:
            * time-critical shit !!
            * cleaning up, merging fragments, etc
            * [...]

¶    * Do note-taking !

    * decide on place to make notes:
        a) daily pad !:
        b) inter-personal pad

    * make notes!:
        (using 🔗ethering)

    * "one person talks, other makes notes" !!

¶    * Establish/repeat "urgent todos for right now"
(even though they're also written down etc)

¶    * Clean up & cut up / "salvage" the pad
    1) Mark down the fragments, fold the TOC
    2) Move:
        * to topic pads
        * to todos (or Just Do It)

¶    * Shape agenda for next time:
        Keep & continue a common agenda!
        * overview it every time
        * respect now-point