Tag: #TheFocusEconomy
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The Cognitive Tax – Why “Busy” is a Sophisticated Lie
In 2026, the most dangerous employee isn’t the lazy one—it’s the one who is “always busy.” We’ve inherited a industrial-era obsession with activity. We equate a flooded inbox and a calendar of back-to-back Zoom calls with productivity. But for those of us doing high-level work—the kind that moves the needle on a PhD or a…