You won't take the break.So your Mac takes it for you.
The Pact is a macOS app that locks your screen on a recovery schedule and walks you through a guided posture reset or NSDR session — so long work sessions stop wrecking your back, eyes, and focus. No reminders to ignore. No willpower required.
Full-screen lock · Calendar-aware · Guided exercises · You set the rules
01 / Problem
You don't have a discipline problem.
You have a system problem.
Every wellness and posture reset tool you've used is a "nag": easily ignored, soft, and secondary to the work and relies on negotiation:
System failures
- Reminders you ignore
- Timers you override
- Notifications you dismiss
...results in you sitting too long.
Willpower is finite. Stop relying on it.
Passive tools
They remind you — then you ignore them.
Dismiss the popup, override the timer, keep working. Nothing actually stops you, so nothing changes.
The Pact
It locks the screen and runs the recovery for you.
A guided posture reset or NSDR session plays on screen and walks you through every step — until recovery is actually done.
02 / Mechanism
This is not a reminder.
It is a system override.
When the lock lands, The Pact doesn't just stand in your way — a guided posture reset or NSDR session plays on screen and walks you through every step. You don't decide what to do. You follow along, and you actually recover.
Your screen is locked
Your workflow is paused
Your attention is redirected
Until the recovery protocol is complete.
03 / Features
A system designed to protect your future self.
The Pact schedules recovery around your real calendar, locks you in when it's time, and coaches you through guided posture and NSDR sessions — so high-performance work stops silently destroying your body and focus.
Intelligent Calendar Sync
Syncs with Google and Outlook calendars to automatically place recovery sessions into natural gaps between meetings.
Kiosk-Mode Hard Lock
A full-screen multi-monitor lock prevents shortcut escapes, task switching, and recovery avoidance.
Guided Recovery
The Pact walks you through each Posture Reset exercise and NSDR session step-by-step — actively coaching the movement, not just firing a reminder you'll ignore.
Meeting Intelligence
Detects calls, presentations, and screen sharing to intelligently delay interruptions.
Enforcement Budget
Allows limited postponements while discouraging repeated avoidance through behavioral penalties.
SOS Bypass
A high-friction Emergency bypass requires a deliberate hold and written justification for accountability.
Integrity Dashboard
Tracks adherence, completed recoveries, avoided locks, and overall Pact consistency.
Remove the choice.
04 / The System
Designed at the system layer.
Not an app. A control system.
Command Center
Your daily protocol schedule — sessions placed, prioritised, and enforced automatically.
05 / FAQ
Anticipated objections.
06 / COMMIT
This system is not for everyone.
Only for those willing to remove the choice.
The Pact is in private beta for macOS.
Access granted in controlled waves.