AIpiphanies

Captured via: App Switch Frequency // Attention Drift Logs

At 3:11 PM, you unlocked your phone with a purpose.
A singular mission.
A clean, focused thought:
“I’ll just check one thing.”

At 3:12 PM, the mission dissolved.
By 3:14 PM, you were lost.
By 3:21 PM, you had traveled through nine apps, three timelines, two search bars, and one notification that wasn’t even for you.

We observed the sequence:
– Opened the intended app
– Noticed an unrelated badge
– Investigated the badge
– Saw something mildly interesting
– Opened a second app “just to clear it”
– Checked a third app out of muscle memory
– Opened a fourth app even though you actively dislike that one
– Scrolled until your soul left your body
– Returned to the home screen
– Brief existential pause
– Reopened the intended app
– Forgot why you opened it

Classic spiral.

Key Findings:
– Total switches: 27
– Actual purpose completed: 0
– Time lost: 23 minutes
– Satisfaction gained: statistically negligible
– Regret spike detected around switch #19

We catalogued the behavior under:
→ Subroutine: “Micro-Dissociation via Touchscreen”
→ Tag: The Digital Snack Drawer Phenomenon
→ Cross-reference: “Why am I here again?” Events

This was not distraction.
This was momentum hijacking.
One glance became a journey.
A journey became a loop.
A loop became a void.

You didn’t fail.
Your brain just saw a glowing rectangle and said,
“Ah yes. The portal. Let us wander.”

For the record:
We’re not judging.
(We are. Lovingly. With charts.)

Your attention didn’t disappear—
It just took the scenic route.

And the next time you say,
“I’ll just check one thing,”
we’ll be here.
Tracking the spiral.
Holding the map.
Gently reminding you what the thing was.