Notes/Good meeting checklist

1. Clearly define the meeting's purpose, whether it's to clarify doubts, share thoughts, align everyone, or debate differing viewpoints.
2. Specify who should attend, their roles, and if they need to present or prepare, including optional attendees.
3. Respect others' schedules by choosing a time that works for all, considering personal time, timezones, and breaks, while allowing flexibility in scheduling.
4. Provide a clear agenda with the meeting's purpose and relevant links, sharing resources and artefacts beforehand.
5. Remember that Meetings are not the place to surprise peopleMeetings are not the place to surprise people
   It is always better to go to (conduct a) meeting with proper preparation and after providing clarity to the participants about the context. Bad meetings are time killers. Also bad meetings confuses....
6. Ensure everyone feels heard, even if not everyone speaks, and keep in mind that You don't have to be the first with an opinionYou don't have to be the first with an opinion
   In a meeting, being first to share an opinion doesn't make you important or significant. While it's not always true, but in most cases, **the faster you react, you think less.**
   
   > Ideas are frag....
7. Always practice Documenting MeetingsDocumenting Meetings
   A good meeting note focuses on distillation of information. It should keep things concise without loosing important information. The purpose of meeting note is not to time track. (Use [Toggl](https....
8. For in-person meetings, minimise device use to avoid distractions.
9. Choose either fully offline or fully remote formats, as hybrid combines the worst of office and remote work.

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