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Sep 6, 2022 27 min

Meetings are Toxic

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Meetings are the worst type of interruption. A one-hour meeting with five people is actually five hours of productivity lost. They're also horrible at conveying information. So, why do so many companies jump to meetings as the first option. Next time try writing something up, jumping on a a one-on-one call, or just skip the whole thing altogether! Show Notes 00:37 - Why work doesn't happen at work - Jason Fried (TED) 10:56 - Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World - Cal Newport (Bookshop.org) 17:19 - Multi-core processor (Wikipedia) 20:53 - Apple's spaceship HQ valued as one of the world's most expensive buildings (The Guardian) 21:09 - Free Fortnite (Epic Games) 21:28 - Six-week cycles (Shape Up) 21:29 - Work is like a hill (Shape Up) 22:53 - Successful projects begin with a great kickoff message (Basecamp) 22:53 - What's in a Heartbeat? - Jason Fried (HEY World)

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Meetings are the worst type of interruption. A one-hour meeting with five people is actually five hours of productivity lost. They're also horrible at conveying information. So, why do so many companies jump to meetings as the first option. Next time try writing something up, jumping on a a one-on-one call, or just skip the whole thing altogether! Show Notes 00:37 - Why work doesn't happen at work - Jason Fried (TED)10:56 - Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World ...

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