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		jay_kyburz on June 10, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kill Instant Messaging When you're in a meeting taking notes, you don't need to write everything that was said, you just write the decisions that were made. When you hear a decision being made you can ask the meeting to stop, reiterate what you just heard, then write that down.

ubercow13 on June 10, 2019 | [–]

It's useful to have everything later though, especially if it's a technical discussion.

plorkyeran on June 10, 2019 | [–]

The discussion leading to a decision is often way more valuable than the actual decision. Remembering what we decided to do is easy. Remembering why we went with that decision is much harder sometimes.

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