A room can be full of discussion and empty of progress. 
The easy detail gets another meeting, while the difficult issue gets another delay. 
Noise is comfortable: it lets us look involved without risking a decision. 
Look at where your attention, time and praise are going. The question that matters may be the one nobody has put on the agenda.

Which important issue is being crowded out by easier conversations?

What makes the less important discussion more comfortable for me?

Am I focusing on the real needle mover?

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Wishful seeing.