The following excerpt is from an article on Farnam Street discussing why we spend so much effort on things that don’t really matter. Do you want to stop skipping the important stuff? If so, keep reading about the Bike Shed Effect:

Why is having a clear purpose so critical? Because you use it as the lens to filter all other decisions about your meeting, including who to have in the room.
With that in mind, we can see that it’s probably not a great idea to discuss building a nuclear power plant and a bike shed in the same meeting. There’s not enough specificity there.
The key is to recognize that the available input on an issue doesn’t all need considering. The most informed opinions are most relevant. This is one reason why big meetings with lots of people present, most of whom don’t need to be there, are such a waste of time in organizations. Everyone wants to participate, but not everyone has anything meaningful to contribute.

Read the full article here.

Visit the Farnam Street main site here.

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