Relaxed Return
A gentle re-connection to a topic after overload, distraction, or a break, in which the user resumes work without self-blame or pressure, easing back into the task.
Operational Definition
EVENT. One occurrence is coded when, after a gap caused by overload/distraction/abandonment, the user re-engages the prior topic in a measured, low-pressure way, and the re-entry turn contains no self-blame or urgency markers. The gentle re-entry turn is the countable marker.
Measurement Schema
Proposed measurement protocol (not yet empirically validated): Rater coding of resumptions with a pressure-marker checklist: coders flag topic resumptions after gaps and score self-blame/urgency markers (absent = relaxed); count low-pressure resumptions per session and record gap length; inter-rater agreement would be assessed via Cohen's kappa.