It arrives in your inbox at 8:47 am, attached to a calendar invite for a meeting that begins at 9. This indicates a poor meeting agenda.

Your brain is not a machine. It does not run at a constant speed from 9 am to 5 pm; in infact, till 9 pm for founders and operators. It does not maintain the same quality of thought across an eight-hour workday. It does not have an off switch that you flip when a meeting invite arrives.

You worked hard. You were busy by every measurable means, but now you are sitting with a quiet, uncomfortable question: ‘’What did you actually build this week?’’

This meeting neither has an agenda nor a decision to make. It usually has about nine attendees, and three of the nine haven't spoken since the second week this meeting was scheduled.

So many people dread Monday mornings because of how busy it can get, but have you ever thought about what makes Mondays very busy? The weekend is a long time, and so much progress can happen, which makes Monday morning the perfect time to catch up. You spend more time discussing than doing, and it saps away your energy. You become busy but never productive. If your meeting is dragging you back? If it’s the latter, you need to sit still until the end of this. Meetings are su