> I now schedule meetings specifically at the times of the day when I’m least productive. It doesn’t take a ton of energy to sit through a meeting

I'd say that if you can just sit through a meeting and do nothing, you should really consider if you should be there at all.

I recently moved to a new team and we are having tons of meetings to discuss design, architecture, or the general strategic direction of the team. Some of these meetings involve a lot of discussion, brainstorming and presenting your ideas, and they drain my energy. But I found that the more exhausting the meetings, the more useful they are.