That stuffy meeting room is costing you more than comfort

@First_Name,

Door shut, four people, hour-long meeting after lunch. By the end, everyone's a bit foggy and the big decision gets pushed to next week.

That's not just the post-lunch slump. Every breath adds carbon dioxide to the room, and in a closed room with a few people in it, CO2 can more than double from outdoor levels within an hour.

In a controlled study, CO2 levels that closed meeting rooms reach all the time led to measurable drops in decision-making, and the hardest thinking took the biggest hit.

This week's one change: open the door or a window before any meeting that matters. If the decision's a big one, have that conversation somewhere with fresh air, or walk it.

Cheap bonus: a basic CO2 monitor on your desk. Watch how fast a "quick meeting" turns it red.

Full article: The air in a closed meeting room is making your decisions worse

Joe