Before tough meeting, declare boundary: "I have only 30 minutes".

Don't resist or surrender to worry — write it down and schedule a later appointment.

Categorize worries into "in my control" and "outside" — invest only in former.

Call a friend with no reason once a month and suggest a meet within the next 12 hours.

Turn a dead meeting productive with three GROW questions and one clear decision.

Open the meeting with five minutes of silent reading of a written memo instead of slides.

Refuse to attend or hold any meeting whose agenda did not arrive 24 hours prior, no exceptions.

Convert a meeting transcript (60+ min) into decisions and action items in 2 minutes.

For every 3 important digital chats with someone, schedule one real meeting.