Work advice I wish more people knew sooner (that would indeed make them more productive):
1. There is zero correlation between being the smartest person in the conference/meeting room and speaking the most.
2. The best teams have more listeners.
3. The most effective meetings have no more than 3 people.
And whenever you feel like you are getting more done by spending less time thinking and doing, and more time talking, remember what Paul Graham said:
“The most dangerous traps now are new behaviors that bypass our alarms about self-indulgence by mimicking more virtuous types.
And the worst thing is, they’re not even fun.”
Let’s have a meeting?
