> As I get older I find it quite energy draining to meet with people In a typical day 0–2 hours of meetings working as a developer independent contractor. I d

> As I get older I find it quite energy draining to meet with people In a typical day 0–2 hours of meetings working as a developer independent contractor. I don't count occasional DMing on Slack in that figure. I think this might be more personality-based than age-related. I'm in my mid-20s and have similar feelings about most meetings. The kind of meetings I like and that are really productive for me are short, for a purpose (there are explicit questions one side has for the other), and with a small number of attendees, for me it's typically 1–3. Working with people you really like to be around I think helps as well.