The Fourth Monkey Has Entered the Group Chat

You know the trio:
See no evil. Hear no evil. Speak no evil.
They were the OGs of mindfulness. Boundaries. Emotional regulation.

But somewhere along the scroll...
A fourth monkey appeared.
Phone in hand.
Eyes glazed.
Neck craned.
Doomscrolling like it’s a full-time job.

He’s not ignoring evil - he’s just too busy refreshing his feed, skipping between weather conspiracies and wombats in sweaters.

He doesn’t see, hear, or speak - because he’s too busy refreshing.

Modern Malaise: Thumb First, Think Later

We don’t mean to check our phones 144 times a day.
Or lose hours in a reel-loop that started with a productivity hack
and ended with a wombat in a jumper.

But here we are. Overstimulated. Under-present. Mentally... elsewhere.

It’s not evil. It’s just autopilot. And it’s hijacking our focus, sleep, and relationships.

The Digital Habit We Don’t Talk About

We joke about it (“ugh I lost 3 hours last night to TikTok”) but deep down, we know the scroll is something else. A reflex. A buffer. A companion. A trap.
It’s the fourth monkey, right there in our pocket - every time life gets too quiet or too real.

Rewire, Don’t Retreat

At LiVELY, we’re not here to judge your scroll face. (We’ve got one too - and it’s not cute.)

We’re here to help you build habits that give you space from the feed.
To pause. To reset. To not fall headfirst into the next hole titled “10 signs you’re emotionally dehydrated.”

It starts with tiny shifts. Not silence. Not shame. Just awareness.

So…

What’s Your Scroll Face Today?

Notice it. Name it. Nudge it.

Is it the middle-distance stare?
The “just-one-more-video” blink?
The zombie swipe?

If you’re ready to tell that fourth monkey to take a seat?
Here at Lively, we’ve got the tools.