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The Law of Triviality

The Law of Triviality

Also known as “bike-shedding" the Law of Triviality states that the amount of time spent discussing an issue in an organization is inversely proportioned to its actual importanceMinor issues will be discussed more, while complex issues will be discussed less.

Bike-shedding happens because the simpler a topic is, the more people will have an opinion on it and thus more to say about it.

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