I'm with you on this, the additional problem with the meetings is that they are sprinkled throughout the day. I know if I have a meeting starting in 30 minutes

I'm with you on this, the additional problem with the meetings is that they are sprinkled throughout the day. I know if I have a meeting starting in 30 minutes, I am not able to go into the deep thinking required to solve difficult problems. If I am in a flow state, and the meeting is an 1 hour away, it tends to break that and I look up at the clock once in a while to make sure I don't miss it (which can happen in flow state!)