Meetings have taught me one valuable lesson:

Watch the quiet people.

There are these hidden people that attend meetings.

They say nothing.

You can attend ten meetings in a row and never hear them say a word.

Their words are a privilege reserved for the royal family.

You find yourself dying to know what they would say.

They act like a fly on the wall.

But with every meeting, they get smarter, by saying nothing at all.

They observe the loud beasts, rather than become a beast.

Knowing when not to talk is an art. More on running meetings, and your time, with intention in the Whole Human Baseline.