Most companies think more tools equal more output — but they're destroying focus and fueling burnout. Drawing on interviews and data, we analyze how notifications, visibility metrics, and AI assistants create “performance theater,” fragment attention, and push employees into shallow work. This episode blends psychology, management practice, and product design to reveal why popular features become harmful and what leaders must change to protect cognitive capacity.

What We'll Discuss:
- 🔔 Why notifications fragment attention
- 🎭 Performance metrics creating theater
- 🤖 How AI shifts, not solves, cognitive load
- 🛠️ Auditing and consolidating tool stacks
- ⏱️ Deep work protocols and response SLAs
- 🎯 Redefining productivity around outcomes

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When Productivity Tools Kill Deep Work

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