How to Stay in Synch in an Asynchronous World

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In the book Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, there is a scene in which pilots need to synchronize their watches before a combat mission. This is critical because the setting is a time before digital clocks and electronic communication. Without synchronized watches, there is no way to take coordinated, time-sensitive actions. The act of synchronizing the watches is an act of preparation. Independent actions will be…