20 Years Of Fighting Procrastination [Part 9] - Say FU (Focus Uninterrupted) To Meetings

Sitting through too many meetings can quietly kill productivity. This video offers a framework for reclaiming your time and focusing on deep work. Here are the core points from the lesson:

• One time in Rahul's past, there was very senior Facebook engineer boosted output and morale by declaring “meeting bankruptcy” and skipping all meetings for a month to focus on heads-down coding
• Most meetings aren’t necessary—test their value by asking if they make you more effective and whether the same information could be shared asynchronously
• As you get familiar with your company’s culture, work with your manager to trim or redesign meetings that don’t drive impact, especially recurring ones