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why exactly?

Supermancho 3y ago
If a meeting is simplistic enough not to need planning and action items, you don't need a meeting. Make a conference call. If action items are simplistic enough that you don't need to consider calendars for the future, don't need the ability to show the status of existing concerning items, and any reliable information is conveyed via paper, you've got multiple problems. Mostly you have a culture problem, to put it simply.
- resonious 3y ago
  I'd probably make the opposite argument. If I'm messing with my computer during a meeting then the meeting probably didn't require me to be physically present. At that point it could've been either remote or async facilitated by software. This is unless I'm running the meeting and my laptop is plugged into the big screen.
  - Supermancho 3y ago
    > If I'm messing with my computer during a meeting then the meeting probably didn't require me to be physically present. I was making the assumption that presentations were excluded (and confusing the issue). A meeting is dynamic between individuals. Relying solely on what you can recall is less efficient than using a device to assist, plain and simple. If there is any value, at all, in a face to face meeting, then a device can only enhance it. If there is no value, then that consideration has no place in the discussion about how to have the most productive face to face.
- whateveracct 3y ago
  multitasking is a myth. you can't futz with a computer and pay attention.
  - nurumaik 3y ago
    Singletasking is a myth. I can't keep attention without any background task. If not computer, I will doodle on paper or fidget
    - data-ottawa 3y ago
      Doodling at least appears to help with memory recall. Anecdotally I've always found that when I see a doodle made during a meeting or lecture I get a much more vivid recollection of the actual content. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226210039.htm#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20new%20study,to%20their%20non%2Ddoodling%20counterparts https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226210039.h....
  - numpad0 3y ago
    For people with autofocus, not hyperfocusing and slamming desk is harder than trying to focus.
  - Supermancho 3y ago
    It depends on what you mean by multitasking and the expectations. People multitask from birth.
  - steve1977 3y ago
    So you also could not take notes on paper?

why exactly?

If a meeting is simplistic enough not to need planning and action items, you don't need a meeting. Make a conference call. If action items are simplistic enough that you don't need to consider calendars for the future, don't need the ability to show the status of existing concerning items, and any reliable information is conveyed via paper, you've got multiple problems. Mostly you have a culture problem, to put it simply.

resonious 3y ago
I'd probably make the opposite argument. If I'm messing with my computer during a meeting then the meeting probably didn't require me to be physically present. At that point it could've been either remote or async facilitated by software. This is unless I'm running the meeting and my laptop is plugged into the big screen.
- Supermancho 3y ago
  > If I'm messing with my computer during a meeting then the meeting probably didn't require me to be physically present. I was making the assumption that presentations were excluded (and confusing the issue). A meeting is dynamic between individuals. Relying solely on what you can recall is less efficient than using a device to assist, plain and simple. If there is any value, at all, in a face to face meeting, then a device can only enhance it. If there is no value, then that consideration has no place in the discussion about how to have the most productive face to face.
whateveracct 3y ago
multitasking is a myth. you can't futz with a computer and pay attention.
- nurumaik 3y ago
  Singletasking is a myth. I can't keep attention without any background task. If not computer, I will doodle on paper or fidget
  - data-ottawa 3y ago
    Doodling at least appears to help with memory recall. Anecdotally I've always found that when I see a doodle made during a meeting or lecture I get a much more vivid recollection of the actual content. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226210039.htm#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20new%20study,to%20their%20non%2Ddoodling%20counterparts https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226210039.h....
- numpad0 3y ago
  For people with autofocus, not hyperfocusing and slamming desk is harder than trying to focus.
- Supermancho 3y ago
  It depends on what you mean by multitasking and the expectations. People multitask from birth.
- steve1977 3y ago
  So you also could not take notes on paper?