Human Performance Research

Better Human Performance Starts With Better Attention.

Understanding how attention shapes decisions, performance, and outcomes in a distracted world.

Take the Attention Health Assessment™ Explore The Human Decision Lab™

88 questions · 12–15 minutes · Instant personalized report

The Human Decision Model™

How attention becomes outcomes.

ATTENTION
Quality of focusBreadth vs. depthAttention regulation
→
DECISIONS
Clarity of thinkingSpeed vs. qualityCognitive bias load
→
PERFORMANCE
Output qualityExecution depthSustained capacity
→
OUTCOMES
Results achievedLong-term momentumImpact created

Every decision you make is downstream of your attention. Improve the quality of attention, and you improve the quality of everything else.

The Hidden Attention Crisis

The modern workplace is systematically destroying attention.

23minutes
Average recovery time after a single interruption
— Gloria Mark, UC Irvine
3minutes
How often knowledge workers switch tasks
— Gloria Mark, UC Irvine
40%
Productivity lost to context switching
— McKinsey Global Institute
6hours
Average daily digital distraction
— McKinsey Global Institute
A typical knowledge worker's day
Email
Task
Slack
Meeting
Email
Task
Notification
Slack
Task
Email
Meeting
Task
Notification
What focused attention looks like
Deep Work — Uninterrupted Focus

Attention Lifecycle Framework™

Attention is not a switch. It's a cycle.

INPUTS
Sleep, environment, stress, nutrition
ATTENTION ENGINE
Focus, control, regulation
ATTENTION DEPLOYMENT
Task execution, decision-making
OUTCOMES
Performance, creativity, learning
RECOVERY
Rest, restoration, sleep
cycles back to Inputs

Attention Health Framework™

Eight dimensions. One complete picture.

Each dimension is measured independently across 88 research-informed questions.

Attentional Control
The ability to direct and sustain focus
Executive Function
Planning, prioritization, and follow-through
Working Memory
Holding and manipulating information in real time
Time Perception
Accuracy of time estimation and management
Hyperfocus
Patterns of deep, interest-driven engagement
Impulse Regulation
Resistance to reactive, impulsive responses
Emotional Regulation
Managing emotional interference with attention
Recovery Capacity
Effectiveness of attentional restoration
Measure all 8 dimensions

The Erosion Loop™

How modern environments destroy performance.

Most interventions treat the symptoms. We measure and address the root cause: attention.

The Attention Flywheel™

What becomes possible when attention is restored.

The Attention Health Assessment™ shows you exactly where you are in this cycle — and what to do next.

Discover Your Attention Profile

Attention Health Assessment™

The most comprehensive attention assessment available.

88 research-informed questions across 8 dimensions
Personalized Attention Archetype and domain scores
Science-backed recommendations and 30-day roadmap
Take the Assessment — Free

12–15 minutes · Instant report · 100% private

Human Decision Lab™

Research, frameworks, and insights on human attention and performance.

An open library of thinking on how attention shapes human potential.

Framework Library

10+ original frameworks on attention and performance

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Research Reports

Deep-dive analyses on attention in modern work

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White Papers

Scientific framework documents and methodology

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The Newsletter

Weekly insights on attention, decisions, and performance

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Experiments

Soon

Behavioral experiments and findings

Benchmark Center

Soon

Population and industry attention benchmarks

Attention Operating System™

For teams and organizations serious about performance.

Coming Soon

Founder Attention Audit™

Individual deep-dive for founders and leaders

Coming Soon

Team Attention Audit™

Collective assessment for high-performance teams

Coming Soon

Attention Operating System™

12-week organizational transformation program

Coming Soon

Leadership Attention Programs™

Bespoke programs for senior leadership teams

Currently in private beta.

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