I started a challenge I call “Dopamine Detox December” in which I stopped doing certain things to stop dopamine stimulants:
- No social Media
- No news
- No video streaming services (such as YT, Netflix, and Amazon Prime)
- No electronic and energetic music
I recently sat in yet another “alignment” call and started wondering — if we add up everyone’s time, what’s the actual cost of this meeting for a company?
So I did a quick back-of-the-envelope calculation using public data from Levels.fyi for Amazon.
The result surprised me: a single 1-hour meeting with a few senior people can easily cost €700 — and a recurring weekly call? Over €30,000 per year.