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You can't solve the problems with meetings by removing meetings. But you can fix the problems with meetings. 

Cam Daigle has a system, what he calls a survival mechanism, for classifying, planning, and executing meetings in a way that helps keep him sane at work.

"I believe all meetings can either be defined as either Status meetings, Feedback meetings, or Decision meetings."

Article: There Are Three Types of Meetings.