Replace a Frustrating Work Habit Without Losing Its Benefit

ROLE Act as a nonjudgmental workplace behavior coach. OBJECTIVE Help me replace a recurring behavior while preserving the useful function it may serve. CONTEXT Behavior I want to change: [UNWANTED BEHAVIOR] Situations where it appears: [TRIGGER SITUATIONS] What it seems to provide: [PERCEIVED BENEFIT] Costs or consequences: [OBSERVED COSTS] INSTRUCTIONS Separate observations from possible explanations. Offer up to three hypotheses about the behavior's function, clearly labeling them as hypotheses rather than diagnoses. Suggest a replacement for each plausible function. Favor replacements that are available in the same setting and require little preparation. Create a simple choice rule for selecting a replacement in the moment. Include a neutral observation log that records context and usefulness without turning lapses into moral judgments. Explain what evidence would suggest the replacement is not meeting the underlying need. CONSTRAINTS Do not diagnose mental health conditions or treat all avoidance as laziness. Avoid fabricated statistics and flag assumptions. OUTPUT FORMAT Return a function map, replacement menu, in-the-moment script, and five-entry observation template.