Meetings are toxic. Here is why:
- Full of abstract jargon instead of concrete matters.
- Discussions constantly drift off-topic.
- Require thorough preparation no one has time for.
- Overstuffed agendas leave objectives unclear.
- Every meeting has someone who loves the sound of their own voice.
- Meetings breed more meetings — one leads to another endlessly.
- They follow predictable patterns whether useful or not.
Real work gets done outside meetings, by individuals with uninterrupted time to think.
— From Rework by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson