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An explanation of why meetings can impose very different costs on managers and makers. Paul Graham contrasts appointment-driven schedules with the uninterrupted stretches needed for programming and other creative work.

Original author: Paul Graham

Publication: Paul Graham’s Essays

Original publication: July 2009 (the source specifies a month, not an exact day).

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