Good question. Most people read the paper on their own time, and we meet over lunch. The meetings themselves are just an hour, so it's not a massive time block. I've found that the people who show up are the ones who are genuinely curious and would be reading this stuff anyway (and sometimes just need a commitment/accountability to do it). Having a group gives them a reason to do it on a schedule.

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oa335 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> The meetings themselves are just an hour, so it's not a massive time block

How exactly are the meetings structured? I.e is someone leading discussions? Does each person go around and share thoughts? Etc

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zihotki 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

That implies that you have a fixed time for lunch and also chat during lunch. I may be the minority but I prefer to eat when I'm hungry and focus on the food instead of chatting. And there is also allergies, as a celiac, I have big troubles eating together with others - they may accidently contaminate my food

	▲	tanjtanjtanj 37 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I’m actually curious here, not trying to question your experience but does other people’s food regularly contaminate your food when you eat at the same table as them? I’ve lived with a celiac sufferer before and I’ve never heard of something that extreme, but everyone’s different.
	▲	tayo42 15 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		When I've seen this done, yeah you block a fixed time for a "meeting", durring lunch time.