The issue isn’t that people aren’t working hard—it’s that their focus is constantly breaking.
Tiny disruptions rarely impact of distractions on decision making look dangerous in the moment.
And every disruption forces your brain to restart.
Work quality drops.
Stack enough of these, and output quietly collapses.
High performers don’t just work harder—they protect focus.
Because the real enemy isn’t workload.
It’s constant interruption.
If you’ve ever wondered why smart teams underperform, this explains it.