Are we meeting ourselves to death?

Workplace meeting culture and the rise of hyperbaric oxygen therapy represent two significant modern trends impacting productivity and personal wellness. Knowledge workers currently spend 10 to 15 hours weekly in meetings, often suffering from "meeting hangovers" that diminish focus and morale. This inefficiency frequently stems from "spectator culture," where unnecessary attendees are included, prompting firms to adopt strategies like the 4D test—debate, decide, discuss, or develop—or Amazon’s silent memo-reading method to reclaim time. Simultaneously, hyperbaric oxygen therapy has transitioned from a clinical treatment for conditions like carbon monoxide poisoning to a high-cost wellness trend marketed for anti-aging and immunity. Despite aggressive promotion, experts caution that these chambers offer little physiological benefit to healthy individuals whose blood oxygen levels are already optimal, suggesting that the primary value for consumers is likely limited to stress relief rather than genuine biological rejuvenation.