QUIET
Quiet signal
“I'll just check my phone first” appears, but it rarely gets the final say. Keep this line available for higher-pressure moments: “Checking my phone doesn't clear my head — it just moves the clock forward.”
SCRIPT CHECK · 60 SECONDS
“I'll just check my phone first”
See what this thought is changing.
Five quick questions show how often it appears, how believable it feels, and what it makes you avoid. You’ll get one private next step.
What this self-check measures
This is not a diagnosis and there is no pass or fail. It measures the current frequency, credibility, and behavioral cost of “I'll just check my phone first”, including the private rule underneath it: If I stay on my phone until the restless feeling passes, I've earned the right to start the real task — except the restless feeling comes back the moment I put the phone down, so the checking never actually finishes.
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PRESENT
Present in the background
“I'll just check my phone first” wins some small decisions before you catch it. Your useful interruption is: “The task isn't waiting for me to feel ready on my phone; it's just waiting.”
ACTIVE
Active pattern
“I'll just check my phone first” is shaping action often enough to deserve a deliberate counterexample. Start privately and concretely: Turn your phone face-down out of arm's reach, set a two-minute timer, and look only at the task until it goes off.
DOMINANT
Getting the final word
Right now, “I'll just check my phone first” is steering many of the moments you measured. That is a pattern reading, not a diagnosis or character verdict. Begin with one reversible receipt: Turn your phone face-down out of arm's reach, set a two-minute timer, and look only at the task until it goes off.