Meetings. In the end I just stopped going. For the most part I was one of many people invited who didn't truly need to be there. Sometimes people will turn up

Meetings. In the end I just stopped going. For the most part I was one of many people invited who didn't truly need to be there. Sometimes people will turn up at my desk 5 min prior to remind me in which case I figure I should go - and usually that's a nice indicator. I still go to ones I need to go, but I've gotten better about asking at the very beginning of what the purpose of the meeting is and what we need to resolve in the next 30 or 60 minutes. It's a big help and saved me 2 days per week aprox. I also stopped checking voicemail about 2 years ago and don't answer the phone. That helped a small bit and people know to reach me on IM or email.