Last week, I wrote a post called “22 Things To Do During That Boring Conference Call.” As I mentioned then, writing such a post is against my better judgment, because when it comes to conference calls, the best defense is a good offense. Work to kill any calls that aren’t adding value to your organization, and negotiate to get out of ones that don’t require your presence. Presumably you were hired to do something, not sit there playing Angry Birds.

But the list was an ode to the real world, which may not be as rational as we’d like. That post led some readers to ask a

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