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Bike–shedding effect

Description

(Also Law of Triviality) The tendency to give disproportionate weight to trivial issues.

Bike–shedding effect in business decision

A committee spends an inordinate amount of time debating the color of the new office coffee machine (a trivial issue) while quickly approving a multi-million dollar budget with little discussion.

Bike–shedding effect in personal life decision

You spend a lot of time organising your desk while ignoring the important task of doing your taxes.