Yihui's user manual (working style)

Who am I and what I can do

• MBTI: INFJ (Read my post about debunking myths about introverts)

• Check out professional work profile (AKA LinkedIn)

How I like to work

• My own desk space, but I don't mind co-working spaces and occasionally cafes.

• I also love a collaborative space where I can collaborate with my team from time to time.

• I'm more productive doing my work in the morning and mid afternoon (GMT+8). So, ideally no meetings until later in the morning or early afternoon.

• Leaning towards remote work, but I still like to have an option to work from home and from the office. A change of an environment from time to time is always nice.

• Read this amazing thread on working with introverts.

What's the best way to communicate with me

• Asynchronous — drop me a message or a doc (or a Loom video) with more details. I take time to think through, process and craft responses.

• Weekly catchups are great to see how we're doing and review each other, either on a video call or in-person.

• Video call or meet up in-person if it's urgent and/or important. If not urgent, let's schedule a session instead.

How I like to receive feedback

• I prefer 1-1s.

• "Hey Yihui, can I give you some feedback regarding (topic)?".

• Don't be afraid of asking specific questions and questioning my methods/ideas as long as there's a rationale behind it.

• Don't wait until the last minute to let me know if you found something strange about my work.

• Constructive feedback are very much welcomed. Try to be as specific and structured as you can. Examples are great, so I'll definitely appreciate them.

• If you’re blatantly criticising my mistakes without making an effort to understand or without providing help or examples to improve, then I don’t think we will work well together. Don’t mistake “feedback” for “attack”. You’re just making yourself feel better at someone else’s expense.

• If you’d like, I can offer feedback to you as a mutual exchange too.