Appendix C: Quantifying Inaction

As the meetings continue to drag on, we find ourselves quantifying the very essence of inaction.

• Time wasted per meeting: 37.5 hours
• Number of minutes spent staring at the ceiling: 1,275
• Amount of coffee consumed by the most senior member: 3.7 gallons
• Number of times the word "synergy" was used: 14
• Proportion of attendees who actually contributed somethingประก: 0.2

Subappendix: The Inaction Index

A measure of the relative uselessness of our meeting.

Inaction Level: 0.8 (Scale: 0-1, where 1 is maximum inaction)

For comparison:

• Appendix B: The Art of Sleeping
• Appendix A: The Theory of Doing Nothing