Avoidance Theory

The Art of Meeting Avoidance

Meetings: the bane of productivity, the scourge of sanity, the nemesis of your social calendar. But fear not, for we have a theory.

• Meetings are like viruses: they spread rapidly, infecting all they touch, leaving a trail of unnecessary paperwork and stale coffee in their wake.
• The more people at the meeting, the more opportunities there are to blame.
• Meetings are the perfect excuse to avoid real work: "Sorry, can't attend the meeting, I have a meeting about a meeting."