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by osxrand 3878 days ago
We do that (amongst a few friends), we pick a time such as 3:22 to meet up. I wish I could recall why we started doing this, but it always feels purposeful.
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The advice to use specific times to encourage punctuality has been going around for decades, if not longer. I recall reading this advice in the 1970s.

I don't know if there's any basis for this practice in fact, but I know of at least one second-order effect: When someone invites me to a meeting at an odd time, I always presume they are making an effort to get everyone to show up on time, and that motivates me to make sure I'm not the straggler!

Hah, I'll have to pay attention to see whether or not my thinking works along those lines as well next time!
Does it have to do with the video game Dota 2? 322 is a famous number in the Dota community because a pro player once bet against himself for a payout of $322.
Nope, it does not. He finished at the gym around that time and I was free around that time so that day that was the time picked :)
In college I woke up at 8:17; now I wake up at 5:53. Just seemed like good numbers!