Most teams impact of distractions on decision making don’t have an effort problem—they have an attention problem.
A quick ping, message, or email feels harmless.
Yet every interruption resets mental flow.
Work quality drops.
Multiply this daily, and performance erodes faster than you think.
High performers don’t just work harder—they protect focus.
Because effort isn’t the bottleneck.
It’s broken attention cycles.
If you’ve ever wondered why smart teams underperform, this explains it.