Daily is a very different psychological load. Even when it's "only 15 minutes" it can dominate the start of the day and make every morning feel like a small performance review...

The worst pattern is having a calendar full of rituals and still never having the right conversation at the right time

The small standup you describe works because it is basically an interrupt router: say what you're doing, surface blockers, then move the real discussion to the relevant people

And I think a lot of "meeting hate" is really "bad meeting hate" which is completely fair

A recurring meeting is useful but I think the real forcing function is the public review of commitments, not the meeting itself. And the tricky part is keeping it from becoming a substitute for actual work...

I'd see this less as "the way" and more as a really powerful tool that some people discover earlier than others

The core value of transcription isn't the friction itself, it's the attention: looping, listening closely, testing hypotheses, correcting yourself

"Fear of sucking" is such a perfect way to put it

Yes, the struggle is kind of the whole point

One thing I'd add: slowing the track down (without pitch shifting) helps a lot in the beginning