Someone reminded me of some wisdom from the Google SRE book about satisficing vs maximizing.

When there are metrics everyone defaults into assuming maximization of them, but for the majority of them, you want to satisfice.

That is, simply clear the bar.

Maximizing most metrics past the good enough bar has strongly diminishing returns, and has a huge opportunity cost.

Set a "green zone" target on a metric.

You may have meetings to set this target.

Then, once you reach the green zone, you stop working on it.

This should happen automatically, no need for a meeting.

You can only set the bar when you're sober.

When you're responding to an incident and adrenaline is coursing through your veins you aren't sober.