Our book in progress…

RECLAIM is a forthcoming book informed by the 2026 Workplace Absurdities research. The book is currently taking shape, informed by ongoing research and field investigation. 

Modern work isn’t just demanding more from people.

It’s demanding things that quietly contradict one another.

Be adaptable, but never slow down.
Take ownership, but don’t overstep.
Care deeply, but don’t burn out.

Many capable people sense something is off, but struggle to name it.
They are not failing.
They are responding to environments that no longer make coherent sense.

RECLAIM investigates that loss of orientation.

• How modern organizational systems outpaced their ability to support human sensemaking 
• Why contradiction has become structural rather than exceptional 
• How the burden of coherence is quietly transferred onto individuals 
• Why seemingly irrational or absurd behaviors are often predictable responses to incoherent conditions

This is not a productivity manual.
This is not a mindset manifesto.
This is not a call to optimize yourself harder.

Artificial intelligence didn’t create the disorientation people feel at work.
It exposed it. 

As systems accelerate, contradictions become harder to ignore. The pressure to perform, adapt, and comply is increasing faster than our capacity to make sense of it.

RECLAIM exists to name that moment clearly.

RECLAIM is currently being written. This page exists to:

• Publicly name the investigation 
• Anchor the thinking behind ongoing essays and reports
• Allow readers to follow the work as it develops
   

There is no launch date announced yet.
There is no preorder.
This is the beginning of a longer arc.

If this question resonates with you, you can receive occasional updates as the thinking evolves. You will not receive marketing noise. Only material directly related to this investigation.