Tim Ferriss once suggested developing an uncanny ability to be selectively ignorant. In a world telling us to stay updated, stay connected, stay reachable, and somehow also stay calm, that advice feels both humorous and necessary. Most people do not have an information problem. They have a filtering problem. We are surrounded by alerts, headlines, hot takes, notifications, market panic, celebrity drama, and people online confidently explaining topics they learned ten minutes

A growing number of employees are learning that work is no longer judged only by results or contribution. It is increasingly being measured by clicks, keystrokes, idle time, screen activity, login patterns, badge swipes, webcam presence, and AI-generated productivity scores. (Need to read that sentence again to see all the ways you may be watched). This growing category of workplace surveillance software is often called bossware. What started in call centers and tightly contr