In-Person Inflated Time (IPIT)

In-Person Inflated Time (IPIT) increases the time cost of the meeting simply by being in-person. Issues are often brought up that have little to no bearing on the subject or purpose of the meeting. Social pressure forces consideration given to almost anything anyone in the meeting brings up, putting pressure on the attendees to risk being viewed as abrasive for pressing back to the agenda. Most often, the added commentary is tolerated and the time waste is allowed. The duration of the meeting either increases in order to cover the content for which the meeting was scheduled, or the meeting is kept on schedule and the value of the content shrunk to fit it.