What is fake busy?▼
Fake busy (productive procrastination) is doing low-value tasks that feel like work but don't move you toward your goals. Examples: organizing files, researching methods, responding to all messages.
How does the diagnosis work?▼
Three questions: (1) Does this directly advance my core goal? (2) Am I doing this because it's important or because it's easy? (3) Would this be in my top 3 for today? 2+ yes = real work.
What is busy temperature?▼
Busy temperature shows the ratio of real work vs fake busy time. Green = focused, yellow = mixed, red = fake busy dominant.
What are common fake busy patterns?▼
Organizer (over-organizing), Researcher (endless method-hunting), Notifier (constant message-checking), Perfectionist (endless refinement), Tab Hoarder (too many open tabs).