South Africa, Dec. 9 -- The systems around us evolve daily. Faster software, smarter tools, and new ways of working. The story we tell is one of the constant accelerations. But the quieter truth is that most of our energy goes into catching up. Not because we are unwilling, but because change happens faster than people can process. We're not just dealing with technological whiplash; we also have to manage emotional lag.

Workflows update before work culture adapts. Strategies refresh before the purpose of re-centers. Adoption of innovative technologies advances before old tech is mastered. And through it all, we are still human: slow, sensory, full of bias, craving meaning in the middle of constant motion.

That gap between change and com...