Willpower doesn’t run out. Something more specific does — and it refills differently. Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Mykyta Kravčenko on Unsplash By 3 PM, I’m not tired. I’m still awake, still sitting at my desk, still technically “working.” But something subtle has broken. Not my focus entirely. But my ability to hold the “stack” of the work together — the variables, the intent, the thread I was following a minute ago. It just slips. The cursor keeps blinking. The screen hasn’t changed. But the version of me that was capable of solving the problem is gone. And in that exact moment, the phone on the corner of the desk starts to feel louder than it actually is. Not because it’s buzzing. Because it’s easier. The Saturation Problem Nobody Names I used to think this was a motivation problem. That I needed more discipline. More caffeine. A better reason to care. But the pattern didn’t match that explanation.…