The 30-Second Discernment Check

AI generated content has crossed the line where you cannot spot it by eye. Detectors lose. A daily habit wins. Run any piece of content through the four phases below. The more boxes you can honestly check, the more you can trust it, and the more you can explain why.

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Pick a piece of content you almost believed today, then work the stack.

Seed

Pause

Stop for thirty seconds before you believe or share it.

I paused instead of reacting or forwarding on instinct.
I noticed how the content wants me to feel before I judged whether it is true.

Sprout

Ask three questions

Who, what, and what if.

Who is the named source, and do they exist outside this post.
What is the original, and can I reach it in about one click.
What would this look like if it were fabricated, and does it pass that test.

Grow

Raise the stakes

Apply it where it actually matters.

I checked it before repeating it in a meeting, a lesson, or a forward.
I can state, in one sentence, why I trust it or why I do not.

Harvest

Teach it once

Lock the habit in by passing it on.

I showed one person how I checked, not just what I concluded.

Your discernment read

Check the boxes you can honestly claim. Your verdict updates as you go.

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The 30-Second Discernment Check

The 30-Second Discernment Check

Pause

Ask three questions

Raise the stakes

Teach it once

Your discernment read

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