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I hate meetings. But even I think this article is ridiculous. I like the idea of asynchronous collaboration, but I'm bothered by the other 80% of this article.
by bphogan 11y ago
I hate meetings. But even I think this article is ridiculous. I like the idea of asynchronous collaboration, but I'm bothered by the other 80% of this article.
The main thesis, buried in the paper, is that meetings steal the spotlight away from the one individual who's smarter than everyone else.
Or in my experience, the one individual who thinks he's smarter than everyone else - everyone else is beneath him and doesn't know "software engineering." He is The Architect, who sits in his office all day doodling and thinking of just the perfect architecture. He hates meetings because they pull him out of his theory sessions with himself.
The article mentions Einstein creating his theories alone. Einstein is the exception, not the rule. It's just like all the people who idolize Steve Jobs and try to run their business like him, only to fail because of an inflated ego with nothing to back it up.
- greenyoda 11y ago"The article mentions Einstein creating his theories alone. Einstein is the exception, not the rule." Even Einstein probably spent a lot of time talking face to face with his colleagues and presenting his ideas at Physics conferences. Science progresses through the exchange of ideas, both formally and informally. "It's just like all the people who idolize Steve Jobs and try to run their business like him..." And I bet that Jobs, like most executives, spent most of his days in meetings rather than thinking alone in his office.