Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule

By Paul Graham

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Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule Swipe →One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they're on a different type of schedule from other people.I wouldn't be surprised if there start to be more companies like us.When we were working on our own startup, back in the 90s, I evolved another trick for partitioning the day.Business people in Silicon Valley (and the whole world, for that matter) have speculative meetings all the time.Till recently we weren't clear in our own minds about the source of the problem.We just took it for granted that we had to either blow our schedules or offend people.Found this useful? Follow for more, and save this post.
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  2. One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they're on a different type of schedule from other people.

  3. I wouldn't be surprised if there start to be more companies like us.

  4. When we were working on our own startup, back in the 90s, I evolved another trick for partitioning the day.

  5. Business people in Silicon Valley (and the whole world, for that matter) have speculative meetings all the time.

  6. Till recently we weren't clear in our own minds about the source of the problem.

  7. We just took it for granted that we had to either blow our schedules or offend people.

  8. Found this useful?

    Follow for more, and save this post.

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