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Deep Work vs Shallow Work: The Productivity Gap Nobody Measures
Knowledge workers spend 60% of their day on shallow work. The output gap between deep and shallow modes isn't 2x — research puts it closer to 10x for complex tasks.
Meeting costs, focus scores, and remote work data for teams serious about getting more done with less.
Knowledge workers spend 60% of their day on shallow work. The output gap between deep and shallow modes isn't 2x — research puts it closer to 10x for complex tasks.
A one-hour meeting with eight people doesn't cost one hour. It costs eight hours of salary, plus the hidden tax of broken focus. The numbers are genuinely alarming.
The remote work productivity debate has generated more opinion than evidence. Here's what the largest peer-reviewed studies actually found — and why the answer is more complicated than either side admits.