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Should this meeting happen at all

Help me decide whether this meeting should happen.

Help me decide whether this meeting should happen. Details: {{details}}; combined hourly cost of attendees: {{cost}}. Compute three things: (1) direct cost (headcount × duration × rate); (2) opportunity cost (what these people would otherwise produce); (3) information-transfer efficiency (meeting vs. document plus async Q&A). Then conclude: hold it / skip it / hold a smaller version, and if it must happen, name the minimum viable attendee list.

How to use it

Replace the {{variables}} with your own details, then paste the whole block into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any other assistant. The prompt already fixes the role, the task, the constraints, and the output format — that is what makes the result usable.

Chinese version

帮我判断这个会要不要开。会议信息：{{会议信息}}；参会人时薪合计约 {{人力成本}}。请算三笔账：1) 直接成本（人数×时长×人力成本）；2) 机会成本（这些人这两小时原本能产出什么）；3) 信息传递效率（开会 vs 文档 + 异步问答）。然后给出结论：开 / 不开 / 缩小规模开，并说明如果必须开，最小参会人是谁。

FAQ

What is this prompt for?

Help me decide whether this meeting should happen.

Do I need to pay to use it?

No — this prompt is in the free tier and is shown in full.

Does it work with any AI model?

Yes. It is plain text, so it works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and any other assistant.

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