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Executives often assume they need better time management. The problem is not effort—it’s friction. In The Friction Effect by Arnaldo Jara, productivity is reframed as a system outcome. --- {Direct Answer: Why Can’t Leaders Focus? Because their attention is continuously redirected. If you’re lo

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Most professionals think they have a time problem. They have something far more subtle. Their most valuable asset is being drained. This is where The Friction Effect by Arnaldo (Arns) Jara shifts the conversation. What’s actually breaking my focus? Because your attention is constantly being frag

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