Ask HN: How do I stop missing remote meetings?

3 pointscnees3y ago4 comments

What do you do to alert yourself when meetings are starting?

I have alerts in my google calendar already for 10 and 2 minutes before meetings, but in practice, I'm basically blind to alerts when I'm in meetings or in the zone.

I've asked people to ping me if I'm late, but it feels unprofessional of me, they wait longer than I'd like to reach out, and I sometimes even miss it when they do.

I join meetings as soon as I get out of the previous meeting, and that helps a lot. The failure mode then is if I have volume off and don't notice when the other parties arrive.

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PaulHoule3y ago

Make an appointment for yourself at the end of the day everyday where you look at your calendar the next day. It's OK to do the same in the morning but if you do it the day before you can take account of anything anomalous that may affect your commute.

I have a

https://g.factoryoutletstore.com/cat/95975/garmin-vivoactive...

and I use alarms and timers all the time as an organizing tool. (Like I always brew tea for the exact right time) Alarms I put in manually rise above the cacophony of computer and smartphone notifications which are 10% relevant at best.

yuppie_scum3y ago

You could get an app that announces the top and bottom of the hour aloud.

dave44203y ago

Partly I set alarms on my phone. Partly I check which meetings I have at the start/end of the day and after lunch. Partly I switch off notifications that I’d just ignore otherwise (eg email).

mejutoco3y ago

I have a teams plugin in slack that notifies me minutes before a meeting starts.

On slack I have everything muted except mentions, meetings, and a couple of channels.

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