Category: Cognitive Traps

Recurring mistakes and anti-patterns in productivity and learning that waste time. Identifies why seemingly reasonable decisions consistently produce poor long-term outcomes (e.g., “Aesthetic Productivity Tax”, “Tutorial Treadmill”, “Feature Envy Spiral”). Shows early warning signs and exit strategies before time compounds into regret. Format: Pattern identification, case studies, “how it starts vs. how it ends” Reader gets: Recognition tools to avoid repeating common mistakes