Try this
- Name what is difficult about the current format, such as immediate replies or too many topics at once.
- Propose a specific alternative and agree on privacy for any written material. Try it for this conversation before making it a general rule.
A worked example
“Could we each write a short note and then talk, rather than answer immediately?”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
Agree on whether the notes will be shared, kept private or discarded afterward.