Keep meetings short
Try to keep your default meeting length to 15 or 30 minutes. When you constrain time, you focus more. Longer meetings should be the exception, not the rule.
For internal meetings, allow people to book based on your calendar. For external meetings, give people access to open spots in your calendar.
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