SCRIPT CHECK · 60 SECONDS
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.
This is not a diagnosis and there is no pass or fail. It measures the current frequency, credibility, and behavioral cost of “I feel guilty every time I leave at the bell”, including the private rule underneath it: If there is still work left or someone still needs something, leaving at the bell means you cared less than you should have. The private rule is that a good teacher stays emotionally last, even when the day is officially over.
QUIET
“I feel guilty every time I leave at the bell” appears, but it rarely gets the final say. Keep this line available for higher-pressure moments: “Leaving at the bell is not a sign I quit caring; it’s a sign I’m ending the day on purpose.”
PRESENT
“I feel guilty every time I leave at the bell” wins some small decisions before you catch it. Your useful interruption is: “I can be steady for my students without staying until I’m empty.”
ACTIVE
“I feel guilty every time I leave at the bell” is shaping action often enough to deserve a deliberate counterexample. Start privately and concretely: At the end of your day, take 30 seconds to stack one remaining pile, close the laptop, and set it face down or in a bag before you leave the room. Notice the closed desk as you walk out.
DOMINANT
Right now, “I feel guilty every time I leave at the bell” is steering many of the moments you measured. That is a pattern reading, not a diagnosis or character verdict. Begin with one reversible receipt: At the end of your day, take 30 seconds to stack one remaining pile, close the laptop, and set it face down or in a bag before you leave the room. Notice the closed desk as you walk out.