Be Too Busy to ‘Do Coffee’

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- No meetings before 11am. - No meetings when emails or calls will do. - Don’t schedule calls, text coordinate them on the fly when possible. -Cram all meetings into two days a week. - 1-on-1s are usually 30-minute walking meetings. (Meetings are the death of... See more

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Makers generally avoid meetings and commitments that don’t directly impact their work. For them, it’s not the visible impact that matters, but the invisible. A 30-minute meeting doesn’t just take half an hour. It bisects the day, creating serious problems.

Farnam Street • Maker vs. Manager: How Your Schedule Can Make or Break You

1. Do not answer calls from unrecognized phone numbers 2. Do not e-mail first thing in the morning or last thing at night. The former scrambles your priorities and plans for the day, and the latter just gives you insomnia. 3. Do not agree to meetings or calls with no clear agenda or end time If the desired outcome is defined clearly with a stated... See more

Farnam Street • Maker vs. Manager: How Your Schedule Can Make or Break You

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