The contention that underpins the book is that our most valuable resource isn't time. It's attention if only we could take back control of where we place it. Montminy saw this in herself while researching the book, swapping in and out of the many, many hats of her own working week. We are in a crisis of distraction, she says. We are constantly task-switching. Our attention has been hijacked in so many ways.
"It is, but I do think a switch can be flipped," Roberts explained. "But it doesn't feel good saying that, because I think there's a certain way you go about things and each day should be equally important. "Every little play, pitch, should be equally important. How you do anything is how you do everything, that adage, I believe in that. "Again, when you're playing a long season, it's hard to be that locked in every single pitch. But I'm not going to not try to ask our guys to do that."
It is undeniable that, for many people, a clear workspace correlates to higher productivity. Less clutter means fewer things your mind has to process at one time, allowing you to focus better for longer.