The Silent Killer of Innovation Is “Just One More Meeting”
Your calendar is lying to you about progress
Directive
Cancel one recurring meeting this week. Just one.
Why It Matters
I audited my calendar last quarter and found 6 hours a week spent in updates that could’ve been a 3-sentence Slack message. That’s 24 hours a month. You could learn Python, write a strategy, or—radical idea—breathe. Meetings aren’t progress; outcomes are. And no, “we discussed it” is not an outcome
Action Item
Open your calendar. Find the least impactful recurring meeting (you know the one). Cancel it with: “Let’s try async this week—update in Slack. If we’re still stuck, we’ll regroup.” You’ll be shocked how often silence means everything’s fine.
Words to Work By
“The best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas.” – Linus Pauling
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