Snippetter - Issue #14: We seek distraction | 3,3,3 rule for effective meeting | 3 rules of note-taking
Distractions aren't distracting us. We seek distraction. — snippetter.com
Distractions aren’t the ultimate cause of our distractions. Although well-engineered, they’re ultimately just the place we go to seek relief from the discomfort of facing our limitations.
Oliver Burkema, Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Effective Meeting = 3 things, exactly 3 times, in 3 different ways
Whether it is a team meeting or one-to-one. List all the things you wanted to share arrange them (move small items as a sub-task to primary agenda item), then order them priority-wise, and now share only the first three things in that meeting. Repeat them thrice in three different ways.
Benefits
Reduces ambiguity on instructions or ideas shared.
High signal-to-noise ratio in your meetings.
Saves everyone’s time
Accomplish more by focussing on less but most important tasks/issues.
P.S. Remaining things on the list may wait for the next meeting.
Always write for your “future stupid self”. (Consider the future version of you who is going to read the note is stupid.)
Write/rephrase in your own words (understand it, before you write, you’ll understand better when you write)
Always include more context to the idea/note (eg: time, date, person, place, the current state of mind, mood, source, etc)
Remember. Your notes should be self-sufficient. A well-written note should avoid the necessity of referring back to the source and references.