Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule
I’ve always had a difficult time putting into words why I dislike meetings so much (aside from their obvious uselessness 90% of the time), but thanks to Paul Graham, I no longer have to:
There are two types of schedule, which I’ll call the manager’s schedule and the maker’s schedule. The manager’s schedule is for bosses. It’s embodied in the traditional appointment book, with each day cut into one hour intervals. […]
When you’re operating on the maker’s schedule, meetings are a disaster. A single meeting can blow a whole afternoon, by breaking it into two pieces each too small to do anything hard in.
