There's an old joke that says football represents the two worst things in American society. Violence and meetings. The folks at Mizzou have a way to make one better.

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I don't know about you, but I hate meetings. We few are worth the time invested. Now the folks at New York Magazine have unearthed a 1999 study conducted by the University of Missouri that says have everybody stand. You'll get better ideas, and meetings tend to be 34% shorter.

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