@david_perell Scheduling a meeting is the easiest way to signal action without actually doing anything.
Most meetings can be replaced by async comm. But a lot of people‘s jobs depend on facilitating and attending meetings, so they can’t afford to be exposed.
“If you have an apple and I have an apple, and we exchange these apples, then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea, and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.” -George Bernard Shaw
Food for thought - “You sacrifice and you’re a victim, or you sacrifice because it’s the right thing to do and you have pride in it. Simple thing. Huge difference.” https://t.co/sBClc3Jt7L
Mingling with an unexpectedly attractive and pleasant person at your tech holiday party?
It's possible they're paid to be there.
Modeling agencies told me they're increasingly staffing secret "atmosphere models" for parties in an industry dominated by men.
https://t.co/ifF6xYzpAF
“Both Einstein and Da Vinci, like many other effective people, were driven primarily by asking rather than answering, and it was the strength of their questions that ultimately shaped their lives.” — @Zat_Rana https://t.co/LPpMqWleps