Meetings Are A Pain And A Drain
Meetings are - more often than not - unproductive, owing to poorly organized (or absent) agendas, wayward oversight, and directionless conversation. Even thinking about a meeting sends some into a tailspin.
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We (should) have meetings to make a decision, not to decide on the question.
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