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A cool guide to 10 habits that vastly improved my life (i.redd.it)
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[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

Consolidate all meetings to 1 day per week

Op must live in a very different works from me. I have project meetings all the time, and they're very productive, with no overlap in subjects. On average, I have 16 hrs of meetings a week - there's simply no way to have them in one day, nevermind trying to force everyone else onto my schedule. And I'm a technical person - it's just that my input is needed on several project teams.

But it's still good general advice - ensure that the meetings you do have are required and run well.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 months ago

Cramming as many meetings as possible in a single day is terrible advice for sure. Your focus will rapidly decrease after two hours. Add another two hours and you'll become the reason the meeting was useless.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

I'm in management. I couldn't even give all my direct reports enough time if I tried to consolidate it down to one day, let alone partners, vendors, stakeholders, etc. Then add in all the project meetings, working sessions, etc ...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

16 hours is fine if the job is doing meetings, it just doesn't leave time for the deep work principle.

But generally this image reads like some take ice baths to succeed type memes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I think they meant the general meetings that are held everyday without a clear agenda just for the sake of having those meetings. These exist unfortunately and while it makes sense to get the team together every so often, this can easily be done in a slightly longer, weekly meeting.

I know what I'm talking about because I'm suffering from these dumb daily meetings. They're unproductive as shit and they mess with my schedules. Do this once a week and have the boss update the agenda every time. And for the love of all that is good, someone please take notes. If there's no protocol, then nothing of value was created.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Hum this all sounds pretty bad to me. Either life coach kool-aid or LinkedIn fodder. I hope I never have to work with someone who thinks this is insightful.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Some of them don't make sense.

"Focus on the who, where, when and what of your work" – is somebody out there working but forgetting to focus on the who, where, when and what of it? What are ya talking about?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 months ago

This is a ten point list of entitlement.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago

Does this person work at a company where they are solely responsible for organising meetings?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

This sounds like advice targeted at Middle-Management.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

Thinly veiled ad for Loom?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

other than 7 & 9 (deep work without distractions is more productive, and exercise is good for you), they're all BS to varying degrees.

And 10 is just 7 with more words.

1 (sobriety) is an extreme.

Many of the ones about meetings are insane / detached from reality.

Replace this post with a needlepoint of "EAT PRAY LOVE".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Meetings in the morning are the worst thing ever. I have a job that contractually allows me to start whenever I want, with 9 am being the suggested core time to start. When the boss however constantly schedules meetings from 8 am, this benefit is annulled. Fuck Meetings in the morning.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

absolutely yes.

Mornings are for dealing with stuff that happened over night, or sending off things that need to go out first thing, etc.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

This reads like an 8:00AM companywide mandatory meeting from HR about how to stay positive.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Your #1 is probably the only habit on this list that is by far the most important.

If everything you do for work or relaxation revolves around alcohol then there is a high likelihood that you will compromise yourself for alcohol or you will surround yourself with people who will compromise themselves for alcohol. And if they are able to handle their drinks at a younger age, it gets harder to deal with as we age.

Personally I'm 25 years sober now and I've thoroughly enjoyed my life so far because I'm sober. My troubles often seem to start when I drift towards people who want to center their lives around alcohol or the next drink.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

A lot of these are vague, none specific fluff.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Depression eradicated! Thanks!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

I agree with and practice all of these when feasible.

However, that meeting one is in no way, shape or form feasible. I have meetings with people whose workday ends at 10 AM my time, and people whose workday starts at 4 PM my time.

If I only had meetings in the afternoon one day a week, I’d be having them with myself AND miss all the important meetings where stuff actually got decided. An agenda wouldn’t matter too much then….

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Consider the 5th W in why. Some people will ask you to do completely useless stuff. If you find yourself doing too much things you can not answer the why of, it's time to find a new job.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Number 6 is impossible. Some of this is useful, but it sounds like this only works for people in IT management. And even that us doubtful

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

The only meetings I see as useful in the morning is if it is a customer living to the east of where I am. Anything else can wait until 10 am. I like to get work done in the mornings (emails, leftover todos from the day before, etc ). Plus, I have to manage a family and I took the job because I'm at liberty to start work whenever I want. If someone schedules a bullshit meeting before 10 am, I will decline that shit unless it really can't wait.