Technical debt is manageable when it comes to code. You refactor, you submit a PR, and you move on. But when it comes to human interaction in an engineering team, we often let technical debt accumulate until the system crashes. I think most developers treat interpersonal friction like a bug that will somehow fix itself in the next sprint. Ignoring a missed deadline or a recurring architectural disagreement is just technical debt in your team's social stack. You stay silent to keep the peace, but that silence creates hidden dependencies. Eventually, a simple stand-up becomes a high-stakes meeting where resentment is the primary blocker. Real-time debugging of these issues is usually better than waiting for a total system failure. If you want to reduce the friction in your PR reviews and team syncs, you need a strategy to address issues early.…