You check your phone

You check your phone in the bathroom. At dinner. Before your feet hit the floor in the morning.

You tell yourself it's staying informed. Being responsible. Managing risk.

But you were doing it on vacation. You did it at your kid's game. You do it when there's no position open and nothing to manage.

That's not discipline. That's compulsion wearing a responsible outfit.

It never introduces itself honestly. It always has a good reason. Always feels justified. That's how you never question it.

How many times today have you checked something that didn't need checking?