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Unless the video shows violence or consistent verbal abuse, taping exchanges is a waste of time.
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Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Research shows that groupthink is a waste of time, producing fewer and lower-quality ideas than independent ideation.
—Craig Crisler, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The funding rate of grant proposals is expected to drop from 26 percent to just 7 percent, meaning the vast majority of grants submitted to the NSF will be a waste of time.
—ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025
Those lines of communication do not appear to be in use in the Trump administration, which tends to view them as a waste of time.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
Research shows that groupthink is a waste of time, producing fewer and lower-quality ideas than independent ideation.
—Craig Crisler, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The funding rate of grant proposals is expected to drop from 26 percent to just 7 percent, meaning the vast majority of grants submitted to the NSF will be a waste of time.
—ArsTechnica, 4 June 2025
Those lines of communication do not appear to be in use in the Trump administration, which tends to view them as a waste of time.
—Alan Rappeport, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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“Waste of time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waste%20of%20time. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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