I think if meetings seem useless the right thing to do is talk to your boss until you understand why the meeting is useful, or they understand why it is not useful. Your employer is not paying you to shrug your shoulders and declare you get paid the same either way
They do have the right to ask it because they’re paying me, but there comes a point where I’d say no.
To me, meetings distract from the real work, for her, they are the real work. Meetings are where decisions are made, but not where product is made. I make product, she makes decisions.
... or because my story is vaguely defined I have to stop a few times to get clarification.
... or because I need a decision from several people.
... or because I need help from someone who only checks email twice a day to avoid distraction.
When discussing breaking flow, HN tends to focus almost exclusively on meetings and communication (eg email or slack). These things are a big problem for maintaining flow. But I find they aren't the only thing, and many other flow breakers exist that are solved by meetings or communication.
