I love meetings that are get togethers to share ideas. Certainly not enough to impact other timelines; but getting together with a broader team of people to discuss what everyone has been dealing with is very valuable. Sometimes you wind up with an action task (like to create documentation on something that multiple people have had issues with), but oftentimes you don't.

I like to say that part of becoming a good software developer is experience. And hearing about other people's experiences helps with that; experience by proxy. It's also why I read (and write) blog posts where people working through issues. Because seeing how the person found, analyzed, and solved the issue can make _me_ a better developer.

That's valid. I wonder if those who love scheduling meetings partly do so for this reason? Because they aren't kept busy at the desk?