Private space · no account · not visible to your employer

A private space to keep your own thinking in the loop

Form a view. Then use AI to test it.

Agency is separate from the rest of shyfts.work. There is no account, no name, no email and no link to any employer, mentor or recruiter record. Your employer cannot see that you opened it, and neither can we — everything you write is encrypted in your browser before it is stored.

Pause
Notice
Test
Reframe
Act
Review

What's inside

Agency Check

About 8 minutes · repeatable

A private 20-item reflection on how you currently work with AI: when you reach for it, how much you check it, and how much independent practice you still get. You rate 20 statements across five areas and see your result immediately, scored in your browser. It is a starting picture, not a test, a diagnosis or anything your employer sees.

Start the Agency Check

Think First Challenge

14 days · 10–15 minutes a day

Fourteen short daily practices done inside your real work: form your own view first, use AI deliberately, verify what matters, then own the decision. Each day takes ten to fifteen minutes and you record a few lines about what happened. Missing a day is fine — you pick it up whenever you can.

See the 14 days

Most people run the Agency Check first, take the 14 days, then repeat the Check to see what changed. You can also do either one on its own.

Before you begin

I understand that this is a voluntary, non-clinical development tool.
I understand that it must not be used for recruitment, performance, promotion, discipline or other employment decisions.
I understand that I should not enter confidential work or personal information.
I understand that my return code is the only way to recover my private space if I clear this browser or move to another device.

I already have a return code

The four habits

First Thought

Before opening AI, write the goal, your first view, and the one question you need help with.

Verify–Explain–Decide

Verify important output; explain the reasoning in your own words; make and own the decision.

Protected Practice

Choose one small task or task stage to complete without AI.

Reflect and Reset

Ask whether AI extended your thinking or replaced it; choose the next adjustment.