The issue isn’t that people hidden cost of interruptions in teams aren’t working hard—it’s that their focus is constantly breaking.
One small interruption doesn’t seem like much.
Yet every interruption resets mental flow.
Execution becomes inconsistent.
Over time, this compounds into massive hidden losses.
High performers don’t just work harder—they protect focus.
Because the real enemy isn’t workload.
It’s constant interruption.
If output isn’t matching effort, this is the missing piece.