Semiconductors are at their least efficient when they are neither on nor off, neither here nor there. I think humans are the same. Workplaces (read: managers) h

Semiconductors are at their least efficient when they are neither on nor off, neither here nor there. I think humans are the same. Workplaces (read: managers) have an obligation to foster a culture of deep work - it's unreasonable to expect individual contributors to constantly be fighting a culture of disruption, to be expected to be available to respond to an endless flood of alerts, requests, notifications, interruptions, and direct messages while also maintaining some semblance of productivity. The inevitable result, at least for mere mortals like me, is burnout. On most days, I spend more time trying to enter 'the zone' than actually in it. At the end of the day, I feel exhausted despite having accomplished very little. It is indeed a miserable experience.