226: Delegate Meetings and Shorten Meetings to Save Time

How to proactively manage meetings to improve productivity

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Unrelated: Bitcoin Gold for The Future Generation

Bitcoin's technology is more efficient for global transactions with lower fees and faster speed. With a worldwide supply of 21 million, Bitcoin is viewed as digital gold and a hedge against global uncertainty.

While Bitcoin is leaderless, it is not a Pyramid Scheme. In a Pyramid Scheme, participants make money by recruiting new participants. But anyone can plug in a miner and start earning Bitcoin for their work without permission from existing participants. 

The US Dollar is more related to a Pyramid Scheme than Bitcoin. The US Dollar is controlled, and a particular set of privileged participants has easy access to new money and its yield. Although this system is functional for most transactions, it still has weaknesses due to its trust-based model. Participation in the "US Dollar Network" requires buying in from existing participants. As new participants enter, the control and financial returns of the privileged participants grow. Unlike Ponzi Schemes, Bitcoin is decentralized and lacks a central authority controlling it. The regulations governing Bitcoin are complex, making altering them difficult. Thus, owning more Bitcoin does not grant an individual more significant control over the network.

Off Topic: Delegate Meetings and Shorten Meetings to Save Time

Meetings in the workplace could use some improvements. Meetings are used to share information, which can be challenging for Software Engineers whose work is abstract. This often results in discussions about ideas that lead to zero progress. Abstract ideas may sound great during meetings but often need help remembering and executing. Even adding more people to the group does not improve the situation. It is important to remember that meetings are a communication tool to share information, not execute projects and get things done. Yet, many people believe that having more meetings equals increased productivity.

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