News From the "D'uh! Dept"

I think the headline pretty much says it all:

Meetings make us dumber, study shows

No kidding?

I see this all the time (at carrier �get togethers,� especially). The article sums it up quite nicely:

�The researchers speculate that when a group of people receives information, the inclination is to discuss it. The more times one option is said aloud, the harder it is for individuals to recall other options��

It�s often called the �echo chamber� effect, and it�s easy to get sucked into it.

I have a few more thoughts on this, but I have to get to, well, you know.