The Blind Pilot Effect - Part II

I was fatigued and making errors but genuinely couldn't tell during work

It’s 2:30 pm, six hours since you sat at your desk at 8:30 am.

You are meeting deadlines, sending emails, and attending meetings.

Listening to your body, you “feel fine” and can “handle two more hours of work.”

However, unbeknownst to you, the quality of your work dropped at hour 4 and never recovered.

The scary part is you genuinely couldn’t tell during the session and there was no system that could catch you even when self-monitoring failed.

"I was still hitting my ticket count, but I stopped being able to see the 'big picture.' I was writing messy, short-sighted code just to close the task. My brain was functionally asleep. I didn't realize the quality of my work had dropped." Said a senior developer.

In long-haul rail, onboard computers automatically stop the train whenever the operator’s brain is functionally asleep due to fatigue.

The result - accidents are never heard of - as their systems spring into action when the human operator slips.

We develop a similar system for the modern knowledge worker they can use immediately in their work today, ensuring they avoid slipping into burnout or degrading the quality of their work.