Ask HN: What have been the hardest work-related aspects of async/remote work?

I'm increasingly finding "being on the same page" and communicating "what needs to be done, why, and sometimes how" harder and harder when we're all in various time zones and increasingly working asynchronously.

Sometimes I think it's a tool problem - documenting and sharing thoughts is still not easy. Other times, I wonder if this is just a people issue and better tools can't/won't make it easier.

What has your experience been in this past year? What has been frustrating? What has got the best of you? What do you wish for?