Don’t worry about the damn box.
If you’ve been in a meeting with a team on a deadline, you’ve faced this or something like it.
Instead of worrying about the next big problem, people, with a need to show they are participating, start a conversation about a trivial thing.
In the product world, it usually goes to a box. Suddenly, we need to worry about placement, color, action, and if it all makes sense. The meeting loses 10 to 15 minutes, and instead of maximizing a time of connection, we’ve all just talked about a box no one is going to use anyway.
We do that in our personal lives, too. Instead of worry about our next potential product, the broomstick suddenly gets essential.
You may not be able to change the meeting, but, you can change your behavior. When you feel it coming, take a breath and tell yourself “Stop worrying about the damn box.”
Then get back to work.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 