The Root of Over-Meeting Culture
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The Root of Over-Meeting Culture
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For many different knowledge work settings, deploying these short meetings, three to five times a week, can significantly reduce ad hoc email or instant message interaction throughout the day, as everyone synchronizes during the regular gathering.
Cal Newport • A World Without Email
me of the now
running clubs
active wear
garmin or apple watch
need to send this email
email sits in drafts for days
never sends the email
talks to them in person
schedule sending emails to clients so they think i have a balanced life
cries 1-5 times a day
repeat?
At a deep level, meeting inflation is about the outdated expectation that all office work ought to be synchronous, or happening at the same time for everyone. Meetings require synchronicity: Everybody be present now. But most white-collar labor can be at least somewhat asynchronous. We send emails and chats that don’t require an immediate response.... See more