You didn’t lose 40 minutes. You lost access to the noise. And in that silence, something more dangerous than urgency started to return, clarity. The Drift No One Admits There are seasons in leadership where everything becomes immediate. The inbox tightens. Decisions stack. Expectations sharpen. And then it starts. A steady, insistent rhythm. The woodpecker. Get it done. Solve it now. Respond. Decide. Deliver. From the outside, this looks like excellence. From the inside, some