double-click

Double-Click

To go deeper on a specific point or topic within a broader conversation. 'Can you double-click on that?' means explain or expand further — a request to zoom in on one element.

When you'd see it: Meetings and presentations. When a speaker covers five points quickly and one of them raises a question, someone will say 'can we double-click on the third point?' Adapted from computing's double-click metaphor: one click selects, two clicks open.

Why it matters: Meetings move fast and it's easy to accept surface-level explanations for critical assumptions. 'Double-click on that' is a constructive way to demand depth on the specific thing that matters without derailing the whole meeting.

Common mistakes: Double-clicking on everything, which turns a 30-minute meeting into a 3-hour one. Reserve the request for the assumptions that are actually load-bearing. Also: asking to double-click and then not listening to the answer — the depth only matters if the room incorporates it.

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