If it’s worth turning up for it, it’s worth doing the prep for it.
I’m going to like a grouch, but I see too many meetings where the pre-work hasn’t been done. People dial in to the call, but figure things out as they go.
Spending 5-10 minutes beforehand mapping out goals for the session, decisions that need to be made, and questions that need to be answered, increases the effectiveness of a meeting by orders of magnitude.
Imagine never experiencing another aimless meeting.
It’s another example of how doing the basics well, and consistently, can have outsized returns in the long run.