The Friction Filter: Protect Your Limited Willpower by Removing What Drains It

You don't lack discipline. Your filter is clogged.Most productivity advice tells you to push harder. The Friction Filter shows you how to clean the invisible resistance draining your focus and willpower every day.Drawing on real-world examples from aviation, surgery, manufacturing, and modern workplaces, this book introduces a simple but powerful framework: treat your attention like an HVAC filter. Small frictions build up quietly until almost nothing important gets through.You'll learn how to run a Friction Audit, remove costly clog (notifications, bad meetings, decision fatigue, process debt), keep the good friction that protects you, and build systems that last - even on hard days.Whether you're an individual overwhelmed by modern life or a leader watching quiet quitting and burnout, this book gives you practical tools, worksheets, and honest caveats to reclaim your capacity.Stop managing symptoms. Clean the filter.