72. If Everyone Hates Meetings, Why Do We Have So Many of Them?
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Don't think too hard, Stephen, your forehead will fall off. I'm Angela Duckworth. I'm Stephen Dubner. And you're listening to No Stupid Questions. Today on the show, if everyone hates meetings, why do we have so many of them?
What am I paying all these minions for anyway? Also, why does modern adolescence last well into a person's twenties? When you and I were in our 20s, they didn't have cars, they didn't have oxygen even. Stephen, here is an email we got from a John Binyan in Baton Rouge. Are you ready for it?
Yep. Stephen and Angela. I, like many others, tend to find myself attending more and more meetings of late. It seems to me that the attendee list for these meetings has gotten longer and longer. I have noticed that no matter how many people are in attendance, there are usually only three or four people actively participating in the meeting while everyone else is remaining silent.
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