Meetings cost programmers more time

Negation: Meetings do not cost programmers more time 0 0 0

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If it is true that...

Programmers dislike meetings because they operate on a different schedule from other people 1 0 2

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Meetings cost programmers more time 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

Operating on the maker's schedule, meetings are a disaster 1 0 2

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Paul Graham/Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule

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Programmers dislike meetings because they operate on a different schedule from other people 1 0 2 People who make things, like programmers and writers, prefer to use time in units of half a day at least 1 0 2 Operating on the maker's schedule, meetings are a disaster 1 0 2 A single meeting can disrupt a whole afternoon by breaking it into two small pieces 1 0 2 Having a meeting changes the mode in which you work 1 0 2 Meetings at the end of the day are never an interruption 1 0 2 Speculative meetings are costly if you're on the maker's schedule 1 0 2 Those on the maker's schedule are willing to compromise and have some number of meetings 1 0 2 Those on the manager's schedule should understand the cost of meetings for those on the maker's schedule 1 0 2 Having one founder take fundraising meetings avoids real-time negotiations 1 0 2