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I'm Cody Gough.

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

Today you learn 12 science-based tips for better meetings.

Common dinosaur myths you should stop believing.

And what happened when a 17 year old boy stayed awake for 11 days for science?

Let's satisfy some curiosity.

Do you feel like meetings are almost always a complete waste of time and they get in the way of you actually getting work done?

Well, you're not alone and you're kind of right.

According to calculations by lucid meetings, organizations spend between 70 and

283 billion dollars a year on ineffective meetings. That's why academics have

started actually studying meetings and the research has led to 12 science-based tips for a better meeting.

Ready to work smarter, not harder?

I'm really glad that we're a small but mighty company that doesn't have a lot of meetings.

It's really great. Yeah, it's like whenever I'm in a meeting I feel like I'm there for a reason

and I just am there for the amount of time that I need to get stuff done and then I go back to work.

Yeah, it's good. I have worked in giant companies with lots of regular meetings

and I may have to pass these tips along to some of my old coworkers.

Yeah, good call.

And the last place where I worked isn't the only company having a lot of meetings.

Do you know how many meetings happen in the U.S. every day?

As many as 56 million. The typical worker spends six hours a week in

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