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Download Insider's app here. Meet 'No Meet Week' Last year, I told my reports that I was taking every non-essential meeting off my calendar for a week. I'd call it No Meet Week and use that time to catch up on my ever-growing to-do list, ideate, and edit.
I hate meetings — and I say this as an extroverted people person. I'm not alone. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang doesn't have one-on-ones with his direct reports.
A 2023 Microsoft survey that analyzed data from 31,000 workers from 31 countries found that inefficient meetings were the No. 1 hindrance to their productivity, pointing to 68% of respondents who said they don't have enough time to focus d.