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Digital sins · Interactive self-check

See what has been pulling your attention.

A profile of the last two weeks: what redirects focus before the task is finished.

30 questions · about 5 minutes · free

No account. No card. Nothing is sent. Not a clinical test.

Your digital pattern map

Example profile
246810Attention Manipulation: 8/10Manufacturing False Reality: 4/10Digital Narcissism: 3/10Algorithmic Addiction: 7/10The Dopamine Economy: 3/10Information Obesity: 4/10The Cult of Productivity: 5/10Empathy Degradation: 3/10Simulation of Personality: 6/10Cognitive Outsourcing: 3/10Hyperreality: 4/10Fragmented Identity: 6/10Attention Manipulation★01 AttentionManipulation8/10Manufacturing False Reality02 ManufacturingFalse Reality4/10Digital Narcissism03 DigitalNarcissism3/10Algorithmic Addiction★04 AlgorithmicAddiction7/10The Dopamine Economy★05 The DopamineEconomy3/10Information Obesity★06 InformationObesity4/10The Cult of Productivity07 The Cult ofProductivity5/10Empathy Degradation08 EmpathyDegradation3/10Simulation of Personality09 Simulation ofPersonality6/10Cognitive Outsourcing10 CognitiveOutsourcing3/10Hyperreality11 Hyperreality4/10Fragmented Identity12 FragmentedIdentity6/10

12 patterns · 0–10 scale · illustrative values · ★ = patterns in this lens

Pattern 1 of 12 · tap an answer to continue1 of 30

01

Attention Manipulation

I lose track of why I opened an app after following an unrelated digital signal.

How many times today?

Your phone was unlocked before you finished this thought.

Find out which of the twelve pulls has the strongest grip on you — in five quiet minutes.

What you'll get

A named profile, not a vague feeling.

Five minutes of answers turn into one page you can actually use.

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Your control kept

SLC (Subjectivity Loss Coefficient) across five areas of agency, shown as a battery.

Your 12-pattern map

Every pattern scored 0–10 on one radar, with the strongest marked.

A personal AI reading

A short, cautious summary of what stands out — labelled AI-generated, not a diagnosis.

A 14-day plan

One 7-day experiment with dated steps, then a week of follow-up observation.

  • 01

    Attention Manipulation

  • 02

    Manufacturing False Reality

  • 03

    Digital Narcissism

  • 04

    Algorithmic Addiction

  • 05

    The Dopamine Economy

  • 06

    Information Obesity

  • 07

    The Cult of Productivity

  • 08

    Empathy Degradation

  • 09

    Simulation of Personality

  • 10

    Cognitive Outsourcing

  • 11

    Hyperreality

  • 12

    Fragmented Identity

Your attention is valuable

Someone is already measuring your attention. Measure it yourself.

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Dr. Alex Zolotov, Ph.D., LPC

Created by

Dr. Alex Zolotov

Author of “The Sins That Come Looking for Us” and the Triadic Intelligence™ approach. About the author →

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20%

control kept

example · not a score

Continue the same profile

The next statement adds the next vector.

Same page, same pattern. No account between this reading and the next answer.

A person reaches for a phone while streams of digital content surround them.

The essay behind this check

The Sins That Come Looking for Us

Why the twelve digital patterns work on attention, judgment and sense of self — and what it takes to keep your own direction.

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One honest look

Not a verdict. A mirror you can actually use.

See where you still steer and where the feed steers you — then choose one small experiment for the next 7 days.

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Sample reading is illustrative, not a score. A reflection tool based on the article — not a clinical diagnosis or a validated psychological test.