Let’s be honest—we all have quirky little habits that we’d never admit to, but deep down, we know everyone does them. Whether it’s checking the fridge for the 10th time (even though nothing magically appeared) or full-on rehearsing arguments in the shower, here are 11 things we all do but pretend we don’t.
1. Rehearsing conversations in your head
Before making a call or confronting someone, we mentally script the entire conversation—including their responses. Spoiler: It never goes as planned.
2. Checking your phone for no reason
You unlock your phone, scroll a bit, lock it, and then immediately check it again—as if some life-changing message arrived in the last three seconds.
3. Hitting “ignore” when someone calls
You see the call, stare at it, and let it ring. Later, you text, “Hey, sorry, I missed your call!” when you absolutely did not miss it.
4. Watching a show but not really watching it
You put on a show but end up scrolling on your phone the entire time, only to rewind later because you missed everything.
5. Checking the fridge repeatedly
You just looked 10 minutes ago, but maybe—just maybe—a new snack magically appeared.
6. Pretending you didn’t see someone to avoid small talk
You spot someone in public and immediately change direction, look at your phone, or suddenly find a deep interest in the floor tiles.
7. Googling something, forgetting, and googling again
You look something up, get distracted, forget it, and look it up again—sometimes multiple times a day.
8. Judging people for things you also do
“Oh wow, they’re on their phone again?”—you think, while staring at your own screen.
9. Making a to-do list and ignoring it
Writing a detailed list gives a false sense of productivity. Actually doing the things? That’s a different story.
10. Re-reading a message you just sent
Even though you literally just typed it, you still reread it 10 times to make sure you didn’t say anything dumb.
11. Hitting “snooze” a thousand times
The alarm rings, and instead of waking up, you convince yourself that 5 more minutes will magically refresh you. (It never does.)
Admit it—how many of these are you guilty of?