THIS IS HOW YOU BECOME A MASTERMIND IN MEETINGS

With a stack of papers in my left hand, the laptop under my right arm, and a pen clenched between my lips, I ran to my next appointment. Meanwhile, my phone rang, which I couldn't pick up. And goodness, it was only Monday. I already felt like I was a hundred steps behind the rest of the working people. Do you recognize this?

When there are five meetings in my agenda on Monday, I get a slight form of hyperventilation. I absolutely hate feeling unprepared. And honestly, that's a bit how you feel on Monday. You wrapped up your workweek particularly neatly on Friday, but now it seems like everything is slipping through your fingers. You can tackle this, and here's how you do it.

Do you start your day with coffee?

Well done. This is the absolute best moment to have that cup of joe . And your colleagues who only start on the black stuff in the afternoon benefit less from the good side effects. Yes, that's scientifically proven, but don't forget to start your day with this powerful stuff.

Do you want a raise?

Then you should sit down with your boss or manager in the morning for a nice chat. A cup of coffee or a cup of tea and just talk. In the morning, you have more morale, that's called the morning morality effect, and you treat your fellow humans more nicely. Even when it comes to that paycheck. In the afternoon, you get tired and are a bit less ethically responsible.

The best brainwaves?

You actually get those at the end of the afternoon. You're more creative as you get tired. That could be true; I always come up with nonsense when I'm almost asleep, and that leads to hilarious situations. I suspect it also has to do with the fact that you're heading towards happy hour . Or does that only work well for us in the editorial office on the brainwaves?

Making a huuuge decision?

Do you have to fire him or not, and how on earth do you communicate that failed assignment to the management? Think about it first. Lunch acts as fuel and leads to a balanced decision. But really. You answer the questions of life on a full stomach.

Looking for a new job

So your manager had lunch about you and lets you go? The point is, but I'm here to help you. You're going to land the best job on earth (or the second best, because I've already got the best) and you do that in the morning. You have a better chance of getting the job if your interview is in the morning (May gives you tips here about what you say and wear). If someone with the same skills as you shows up in the afternoon, the chances are pretty huge that you'll be the one. American researchers have checked that all for you.

It’s a date

And you schedule that important meeting on Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock. And even better at two fifty-eight or at three oh two. Yes, the crazier you act, the more people arrive on time. I didn't make that up, but it helps you. Everyone is fresher and especially nice and fruity, which leads to a smashing productive appointment.

Source: CNV Vakmensen

Source image: Brooke Lark