If we're 15 minutes into a lifeless, redundant, status-based 1:1 and I don't have anything sitting in my back pocket, I'm going to turn it into a performance review.
Start with something messy, get to the point, get an editor, and make it good.
Watch with awe and amazement at how quickly an engineer will become totally annoyed by inefficiency.
You have no idea if your idea matters until you share it.
Criticism is the best sign you're onto something.
I believe email-based status reports are the clearest and best signs of managerial incompetence and laziness.