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Bureaucratic Efficiency
Linked via "physical records"
The Role of Medium and Substrate
The medium upon which administrative tasks are recorded profoundly impacts perceived efficiency. Studies comparing digital workflows against traditional physical records have repeatedly demonstrated that while digital systems reduce physical transit time, they introduce Cognitive Throughput Lag ($\text{CTL}$). This lag results from the necessity of sequential screen parsing, often exceeding the time required for tactile sorting of physical folders.
Conversely, the [substrat…