On the Productivity Paradox in Modern Knowledge Work

J. Doe (independent)

Submitted: May 7, 2026
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License: CC-BY-4.0
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Identifier: nar:2026-45957:82745

Abstract

Knowledge worker output per hour has stagnated despite enormous capital investment in productivity tooling. This paper explores measurement bias, attention fragmentation, and the rise of meta-work as candidate explanations.

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On the Productivity Paradox

The central puzzle: why does adding software to knowledge work tend to reduce, not increase, throughput?

Three hypotheses

Measurement is broken.
Attention is fragmented.
The work itself has shifted toward meta-work.

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J. Doe (independent) (2026). On the Productivity Paradox in Modern Knowledge Work. nonacademicresearch.org. nar:2026-45957:82745

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@misc{c9828982,
  title = {On the Productivity Paradox in Modern Knowledge Work},
  author = {J. Doe (independent)},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {nonacademicresearch.org},
  note = {nar:2026-45957:82745},
}

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