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Ask HN: How much of your time is spent in meetings?

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Re: Ask HN: How much of your time is spent in meetings?

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Post by pynerds »

Meetings Are Toxic For those times when you absolutely must have a meeting (this should be a rare event), stick to these simple rules:

    Set a 30 minute timer. When it rings, meeting's over. Period.
    Invite as few people as possible.
    Never have a meeting without a clear agenda.
Source:https://gettingreal.37signals.com/ch07_Meetings_Are_Toxic.ph...

Re: Ask HN: How much of your time is spent in meetings?

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Post by bcherny »

dasmoth wrote: post #31
bcherny wrote: post #27

Small company, 0 hours of meetings. We resolve everything over Github issues, email, Slack, or in person conversations.

Where do you draw the line between "in person conversations" and meetings?

In person meeting = talk through a problem with a colleague for 5-10 mins. Not scheduled, not in a meeting room, and unlikely to have >2 participants.
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