My Life In Meeting Minutes

In the week and a half since Board Elections I have been in more meetings than I had been for the entire previous two years. Or so it has seemed--and I don't have it nearly as bad as some others. They aren't all LR related, although some are triggered by it.

They do all take time and organization, thought before and after, and a certain amount of waiting around thinking "I could be working on . . ." I've started to jot down notes from the meetings in my calendar or I'd never remember anything that was said. It's convenient, but not ideal. I'm considering reloading OneNote but I despise the amount of memory it takes, and the way it barges in on everything you do. Suggestions?

My most recent notes contain only questions: why do we do this? Why is the procedure that? What's our goal here?

Comments

[Chris]

In similar situations, I keep a WORD document open and just type away. You might get a mini-recorder and transcribe relevant sections of the notes, or dictate to yourself (as you're pulled off to the side of the road, of course, or riding in the "El") the key points that you recall while the "recency effect" is still operating.

I have been secretary of an accounting group and I just keep the prior meeting minutes open and revise the sections as the meeting progresses. I have been able that way to distribute them the same night.