Effort is visible; energy is not

Effort gets rewarded.

This is where imbalance creeps in.

People learn to display output while concealing depletion.

Over time, the system mistakes visibility for sustainability.

And the quiet cost compounds.

Today invites a different kind of noticing.

Not who is doing the most—but who is still resourced to continue.

Energy doesn’t ask for recognition.

But it does set limits.

Ignoring those limits doesn’t make them disappear.

It just delays the reckoning.