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For founders, CEOs and senior professionals

The Behavior Control Map. Find out why repeated habits keep returning, even when the decision to stop is real.

A private in-depth analysis of one or more interconnected habits: which trigger starts it, what it gives you in the moment, whether a second habit is feeding it, the point where it gets hard to stop, why your last attempt failed, and the first thing to change. Every Map is reviewed by a Phalanx Behavior Specialist before it reaches you.

Complete your private intake today. Receive your specialist-reviewed Behavior Control Map within 12 hours.

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The 12-hour window begins when your completed intake is submitted.

Clear Pattern Guarantee: a clear pattern supported by your answers and a ranked starting plan, or your full $297 back.

Two pages from an anonymized Behavior Control Map: the profile page and the habit map page, with the habits shown as Private habit A, B and C. Anonymized sampleTap to enlarge

Example Map pages with neutral habit labels. Open a page to inspect the analysis.

From Phalanx clients
“I also know how to set myself up for success instead of just white-knuckling through it.”
IngeSenior Operator · Belgium
“My mental clarity is on point. I can focus on my goals. Now I know the tricks. I have proven systems that I can implement at any time.”
PshemFounder and Social Media Operator · Poland
“It's money well spent. You're investing in yourself. I've improved in really all areas of my life.”
Chris MTech Lead · USA
“Phalanx has caused a dramatic shift in my performance, helping me get back so much time and effort that I can now put into my business.”
ColinFounder · USA

These clients describe their Phalanx program experience. The $297 Map provides the written analysis. Individual results vary.

Senior professionals from these organizations have completed private Phalanx engagements.

Employer names indicate participant background, not company endorsement or purchase.
  • Google
  • Amazon
  • Tesla
  • NASA
  • Deloitte
  • Bank of America
  • Bosch
  • Ford
  • Uniswap
  • UN Migration
  • Al Jazeera
  • Wipro
  • Telus
7+ years of private client work280+ private engagements12 countries17 industries
“My life is totally different now. Incredible program.”
Marcel RaijmakersCommercial Director · FMCG · Netherlands
“Best investment of my life. It has been a gamechanger.”
Zach ZeamerDirector, Mental Performance · Pro Athlete
“To be honest with you, I've never been more happy in all of my life.”
Lee ThompsonAdvisory · Cybersecurity · Canada
“My quality of life has improved so much. My mind is more clear now. I'm a happier person.”
JeroenUS Tech Professional and Founder
“I've been waking up consistently in a good mood and with energy throughout my day. I've been smashing it at work.”
AdeFounder · Canada
“I'm much more focused. I have much more energy. There are some systems in place that just helped a lot. It's a system that works.”
Juan CarlosSenior Product Manager · Spain
“Now I know how my brain works and what it needs. That's the difference. I feel better. I am more motivated and I am more relaxed.”
BjornSenior Operator · Netherlands
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“The Phalanx Team is gold. I joined the program in December and my life has changed because of it.”
SageWritten account · Shared with consent
“I exercise every day and am living my best life ever.”
AdamCrypto Investor and Founder · Vietnam
“It's a group where there are only people that are here to move forward and get better. There's an incredible energy.”
MarkUS Tech Professional
“He really knows what he is talking about.”
MaxTech Lead · UK Software Company
“Before, I used to feel like time was flying by and I almost felt like I was on autopilot. Now I'm feeling a lot better.”
WaqasTech Founder · New York
“What truly sets this program apart is their unwavering commitment to your progress.”
YousefClient interview
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“We found systems that were really working for me. It was a life-changing experience.”
RJClient interview
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“The Phalanx Team's teachings made an instant mark on me. Now I meditate every day, work out, and have clarity about my goals and how to go about them.”
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“I am part of the Phalanx Team's program and I must say there is nothing like it out there.”
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“Being in the Phalanx Team's transformation program has helped me live an intentional life, finding my path and working for what I really want.”
HareeshWritten account · Shared with consent

Quotes are the clients' own words from their interviews and written accounts. Individual experiences vary and are not promises of a particular result. Faces obscured on request.

A decision to stop can fade in familiar situations.

A habit can return after days or weeks of control. Stress, boredom, fatigue or a familiar setting may help explain the return.

Many attempts focus on resisting the urge. The conditions that support it may have formed earlier, before resistance starts.

The Map shows you where your pattern actually starts, what it gives you, and the first change to make, so the next plan begins there.

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Trigger

A familiar time, place, emotion, person or situation starts the pattern before you have decided anything.

Urge

A thought, a feeling or an excuse appears. The cost feels smaller than it did this morning.

Resistance

In this example, the attempt to stop begins once the urge is strong.

The habit

The same response as last time. The same promise afterwards.

The Map

Identifies earlier opportunities to respond, based on the answers in the intake.

When a closer look can help.

The Map examines situations like these. They are examples, not a test to pass.

01Professionals with a repeated habit they have decided to stop, more than once, and returned to.
02People who can hold out for days or weeks, then find that one cue or one difficult evening brings the pattern back.
03People who slip at the same time of day, in the same place, or after the same kind of day.
04People who decide in the morning and give in at night.
05People whose focus, energy, work or relationships are starting to pay for it.
06People who suspect a second habit is involved but cannot say how the two connect.
07Professionals who have read about triggers and willpower and still cannot say which moment starts their pattern.
08Anyone who wants to know exactly what is keeping a pattern alive before trying another plan.

Several of these situations can share a cause. The Map examines the connections and identifies where to start.

After reading your Map you will know

Which triggers deserve attention first

The Map compares timing, places, people, thoughts, preceding events and access. It separates stronger cues from background conditions.

What keeps the habit appealing

A habit may provide relief, stimulation or several benefits. Understanding that role helps explain why a well-meant replacement can miss.

Whether another habit is feeding it

The Map checks each pair for reinforcement, substitution and shared timing. It keeps habits separate where no clear link appears.

Where an earlier response belongs

A step-by-step view connects the setting, access, craving and action. It shows where to look for an earlier stopping point.

The sentence that gives you permission

"Just this once." "I have earned it." The Map examines whether a familiar thought helps the habit continue.

Where the current approach leaves a gap

The analysis separates the response chosen from when it begins. It recognizes useful preparation as well as missing steps.

What earlier attempts reveal

What helped, what changed before the return, and what happened afterward. These details show what to keep and what needs attention.

Which conditions make repetition easier

The report ranks the supported risks and explains why each matters. A finding appears only when the answers support it.

How the pattern affects daily life

A view of reported time loss, work effects, relationships and self-trust. Time estimates use the frequency and duration answers.

What to change first, and how to tell it is working

Five changes ranked, with what each one protects and a check for each step, checked by a specialist before your Map is released.

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What your Map covers.

Every section is written from your own answers. Access is limited to you and the Phalanx team members who produce and review it. This is the contents page of a finished Map.

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Contents

Each section answers one question about why your pattern keeps returning.

Profile and impression

The main pattern, strongest trigger, immediate benefit, usual thought and first control point, on one page.

Main finding

One statement of what starts the habit, what it gives you, the excuse that follows, and the three changes that follow from it.

Habit map

Each habit you named, drawn as its own route, and how they connect.

Behavior sequence

The habit as ten steps, from the first opening to the aftermath, with an earlier opportunity to respond.

Trigger groups

Six groups that separate recurring cues from surrounding conditions, ranked by the answers.

Immediate risks

The supported risk factors, ranked with an explanation and a starting change for each.

Current approach

The method used now, distinct from what helped before, and where it needs more support.

Craving response

The action chosen, when it begins, and what that timing leaves uncovered.

Permission thought

The sentence you tell yourself right before, and what follows it.

Earlier attempts

What helped during earlier control, what changed before the return and how setbacks are handled now.

Immediate benefits

Six possible benefits, ranked, with the strongest reasons to account for.

Science matched to your Map

Four mechanisms tied to your own answers, with sources.

Reported costs

Estimated time loss and the wider effects recorded in the intake.

Priorities

Five changes ranked, with what each one protects and how to tell it is working.

Recommendation

Where to begin, with a founder recommendation and specialist review before release.

ContentsSpecialist-reviewed
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This is what our Map tells you.

Eight example pages showing what the analysis covers. Open a page, then use reading size to inspect it.

Example: the response starts too late.

The pattern: the workday ends, privacy at home creates an opening, and the urge grows before resistance begins.

What the analysis adds: the end of work is an earlier warning than the strong urge.

Where to begin: prepare a response for that transition, then check it against what happens in daily life.

Profile page: the main pattern, strongest trigger, immediate benefit and first control point on one page. ProfileTap to enlarge
The whole pattern, summarized on one page

Your main pattern, your strongest trigger, what the habit gives you in the moment, the sentence that lets it happen, and the first point where you can still step in. The summary connects these findings so the starting priorities are clear.

Trigger Architecture page: time, place, what happens before, emotion or thought, people and physical state, each marked primary, supporting or lower support. Trigger architectureTap to enlarge
Which trigger carries the weight

Six trigger groups show which cues deserve attention and which conditions sit behind them. The analysis ranks their support and identifies where to look for an earlier warning.

Behavior Sequence page: a curve showing how room to act narrows across ten steps, with the earliest useful point marked. Behavior sequenceTap to enlarge
Where it can still be stopped

A ten-step view of the pattern, from the opening to the aftermath. The diagram connects the clues in the intake and marks a place to begin changing the sequence.

Habit Map page: three habits shown as routes, with a table of pair relationships. Habit mapTap to enlarge
How your habits are linked

Each habit gets its own place on the map. Arrows show the links supported by the answers: one-way influence, two-way reinforcement, substitution or shared timing. Separate patterns remain separate.

Immediate Risks page: four risks that make the habit easier to repeat, what the Map found, and why each one matters. Immediate risksTap to enlarge
What makes it easier to repeat

Each supported risk comes with a finding, an explanation and a starting change. The ranking helps separate the first priority from the other work that still matters.

Current Control Strategy page: the method currently used, why it can work, why it fails under pressure, and which control moments remain available. Current control strategyTap to enlarge
Why your current method breaks

The analysis distinguishes an earlier helpful routine from the response used now. It examines what the approach covers, what it leaves exposed and which abilities are still available.

Urge Response page: first cue, rising urge, current response and break point, with what the response must do. Urge responseTap to enlarge
Where your response starts too late

The response and its timing are examined separately. Noticing early but acting late calls for different work from missing the warning altogether. An early prepared response is kept as a strength.

Science page: four mechanisms, each explained and tied to the client's own answers, with sources. Science matched to your MapTap to enlarge
Why this happens, matched to your answers

Relevant research explains reward learning, stress and response control in plain English. Each section connects the idea to the findings and explains what the intake can and cannot establish.

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Is this actually real?

Hi, I'm Manish Shetty, founder of Phalanx Labs.

For more than seven years I have worked privately with founders, executives and senior operators on repeated habits that were costing them at work and at home. 280 engagements, across 12 countries and 17 industries.

Most people who come to us do not lack intelligence, ambition or self-awareness. They already know the habit is costing them. They have made plans, set deadlines and promised themselves they would stop. They lasted a few days or weeks, then found themselves back where they started.

That creates a particular kind of frustration:

If I can solve difficult problems at work, why can't I solve this?

The answer is rarely a lack of character. The pattern has been repeated until it runs on its own, and knowing it is harmful does not give you control when the next trigger arrives. What gives you control is knowing where the pattern actually starts, what it is giving you, and which change to make first.

The Map is the first stage of that private work: the analysis, on its own, in writing, for $297.

What specialist review checks

A Phalanx Behavior Specialist checks the main finding against your intake, reviews whether your answers support a connection between habits, and checks that the starting priorities follow from the analysis.

If an important answer needs confirming, we ask for clarification before releasing your Map.

If we cannot show you a clear pattern in your answers, the point where it gets hard to stop, and the first change to make, you get the full $297 back.

Manish Shetty

Manish Shetty, founder of Phalanx Labs
Manish ShettyFounder and Chief Behavior Engineer, Phalanx Labs. More than 280 private engagements across 12 countries over seven years.
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Both think they lack discipline. Their answers tell a different story.

In these examples, two people keep losing their evenings to scrolling. Both have tried to stop. Looking closely at when it happens, what they get from it and when they can stop reveals two different problems.

Person A: scrolling after a difficult day

  • What they believe: I have no discipline once I get home.
  • What their answers show: Scrolling follows difficult workdays. On calmer days, putting the phone down is much easier.
  • What this suggests: Scrolling gives them a break from thinking about work. Their difficulty stopping changes with the pressure they bring home.
  • Why their attempts miss this: They promise to resist harder, but still arrive home tense, with the phone beside them and no other way to unwind.
  • Where to start: The transition out of work. Reduce easy access to the phone and build another way to unwind during that hour.

Person B: scrolling with nothing else planned

  • What they believe: I use my phone because work stresses me out.
  • What their answers show: The longest sessions happen on quiet evenings and free weekends. With something planned, they can leave the phone alone.
  • What this suggests: Scrolling fills empty time. Once they start, there is nothing scheduled that gives them a reason to stop.
  • Why their attempts miss this: They try to relax more. The extra free time still has no plan, so it becomes more time on the phone.
  • Where to start: The empty hours. Decide what they are for and set a clear stopping point before opening the app.
Calling both cases a lack of discipline misses what needs to change. Before accepting an explanation about yourself, check it against the details. Your Map brings those details together so you can see which explanation your answers support.

Examples showing how the analysis works, not accounts of individual clients.

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Hear the experience in their own words.

Seventeen Phalanx clients describe what changed during their private program work. These are program experiences, including work beyond the $297 written Map.

Direct client accountsShared with permission, presented with captions, and kept in the clients' own words.

Pshem, a founder and social media operator in PolandCaptions0:25
Pshem
Founder and social media operator · Poland
Now I know the systems that I can implement at any time.
Adam, a crypto investor and founder in VietnamCaptions0:05
Adam
Crypto investor and founder · Vietnam
I exercise every day and I am living my best life.
Yousef, a private Phalanx clientCaptions0:28
Yousef
Private client · Location withheld
They delve deep into your unique challenges and the context you are in.

More client experiences.

Different roles, locations and starting points. Each short film preserves the client's own account while keeping the public presentation focused and policy-safe.

Colin, a founder in the USACaptions0:29
Colin
Founder · USA
I became more aware of how my thoughts turn into actions.
Lee Thompson, a tech founder and investor in CanadaCaptions0:16
Lee Thompson
Tech founder and investor · Canada
Science-backed, interesting, thoughtful information.
Max, a tech lead at a software company in the United KingdomCaptions0:28
Max
Tech lead, software company · United Kingdom
He really knows what he is talking about.
Ade, a founder in CanadaCaptions0:27
Ade
Founder · Canada
I needed a third person's perspective to identify what I was doing wrong.
Waqas, a tech founder in New YorkCaptions0:15
Waqas
Tech founder · New York
Before, I felt like time was flying by and I was on autopilot.
Inge, a senior operator in BelgiumCaptions0:07
Inge
Senior operator · Belgium
The program takes commitment, but it is worth it.
Bjorn, a senior operator in the NetherlandsCaptions0:07
Bjorn
Senior operator · Netherlands
Now I know how my brain works and what it needs.
Juan Carlos, a senior product manager in SpainCaptions0:07
Juan Carlos
Senior product manager · Spain
One of the main reasons was the scientific approach.
Jeroen, a tech professional and founder in the USACaptions0:15
Jeroen
Tech professional and founder · USA
I added value-adding activities to my day.
Zach Zeamer, a mental performance director and professional athleteCaptions0:07
Zach Zeamer
Director, Mental Performance and professional athlete · Location withheld
It has been an amazing experience.
RJ, a private Phalanx clientCaptions0:09
RJ
Private client · Location withheld
We followed an iterative process and designed very customized systems.
Marcel Raijmakers, a commercial director in the NetherlandsCaptions0:25
Marcel Raijmakers
Commercial director, FMCG company · Netherlands
It is a real commitment to changing your life.
Mark, a tech professional in the USACaptions0:16
Mark
Tech professional · USA
There is incredible energy and support in the group.
Chris M, a tech lead in the USACaptions0:27
Chris M
Tech lead · USA
The program helped me develop a system and day-to-day consistency.

Client interviews shared with consent. Individual experiences vary and are not promises of a particular result. The $297 Map provides a specialist-reviewed written analysis, not the complete program described in these accounts.

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“I already know why my habits keep coming back.”

“I could ask an AI to do this for me.”

See which explanation fits your own pattern.

General advice can explain triggers and cravings. The harder task is deciding which explanation fits the way a particular habit starts, continues and returns.

The Map compares structured answers about timing, access, immediate benefits, previous attempts and the response to a slip. Strong cravings and difficulty stopping once started call for different priorities. Two habits that appear together may share a trigger without one causing the other.

AI can help explore these questions too. With the Map, you are buying a defined analysis process, a written explanation linked to your answers, and a Phalanx Behavior Specialist's review before delivery.

If the Map cannot show you a clear pattern and a plan of action from your answers, you get the full $297 back. The starting priorities must follow from the evidence in the intake.

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Four steps. No call.

01Purchase for $297

One payment. No subscription. The checkout does not ask about habits.

02Choose the habits privately

Use sliders and selections to describe the pattern, its triggers and earlier attempts. Follow-up questions depend on your answers. Your progress saves as you go, so you can return through your private link.

03Your pattern is mapped

From your answers we lay out what happens before, during and after each habit, and how your habits connect.

04Specialist review and delivery

A Phalanx Behavior Specialist checks the findings and starting priorities against your answers before approving release. Your Map is delivered privately within 12 hours after completed intake. If we need clarification, the 12-hour window starts when you reply.

A clear pattern analysis and a plan of action, or the full $297 back.

If our specialist cannot identify a clear pattern supported by your answers and tell you where to start, we will refund the full $297 instead of sending you a generic report.

ApprovedYour Map shows a clear pattern, the point where it gets hard to stop, and the first change to make. It is released to you.
Clarification requiredOne or two of your answers need confirming. We email you, you reply, the Map is finished.
RefundedThe pattern still cannot be shown clearly from your answers. You get the full $297 back and no generic report.

The guarantee covers

  • Clarity of the pattern
  • Support from the answers you gave
  • The point where control becomes harder
  • The ranked starting plan

It does not promise

  • A medical diagnosis
  • One biological cause proven with certainty
  • Guaranteed behavior change
  • That reading a report does the implementation work

Your Map stays private.

Repeated private habits are personal. Privacy is built into how the Map is delivered.

Nothing is made public without your consent

Your identity, your answers and your Map are never published, quoted or used in marketing without your written permission.

Access stays limited

Your intake and your Map are seen only by the Phalanx team members who produce and review it.

The checkout never asks about habits

You name them privately after purchase. Your payment record shows only the product name and the price.

Every quote on this page was shared with permission

The interviews and quotes on this page were shared with client consent. You can ask for a copy, a correction or deletion of your own Map at any time.

Full terms in the privacy policy. Payment and hosting providers remain subject to their own security and privacy terms.

Get a private explanation of the full pattern and know what to change first.

The Behavior Control Map is complete on its own. No further purchase is required.

  • A private intake with saved progress. Questions adapt to the habits selected and the answers provided.
  • A written analysis of up to three habits. It connects the triggers, immediate benefits and supported links between habits.
  • An explanation of earlier attempts and current responses, including where they lose support.
  • Five starting changes in order, with what each protects and how to check progress.
  • A Phalanx Behavior Specialist's review of the findings and starting priorities.
  • Private delivery as a web page and PDF within 12 hours after completed intake.

Not the right fit if a medical or psychiatric diagnosis is needed, if you expect a report alone to guarantee change, or if you want a live call included. If there is any question of immediate safety, contact a qualified clinician or emergency services first.

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Before you decide.

What exactly am I buying?

A private in-depth analysis of one or more habits you choose: which trigger starts the pattern, what the habit gives you, whether a second habit is feeding it, the point where it gets hard to stop, why earlier attempts failed, and what to change first. Reviewed by a Phalanx Behavior Specialist before release.

What if I have tried before and returned to the same habit?

The earlier attempt gives us useful detail. We examine what helped, what changed before the return and how you respond now. That helps identify what to keep and what needs a different approach.

Who reviews my Map?

A Phalanx Behavior Specialist checks the findings and starting priorities against your answers before approving release. The founder recommendation is signed by Manish Shetty.

Can I analyze more than one habit?

Yes, up to three. The Map examines each habit and checks each pair for possible links. It does not force unrelated habits into one explanation.

How long does the intake take, and when does the 12-hour window begin?

The length depends on the habits selected and the answers provided. Progress saves, so you can return through your private link. The 12-hour window starts after submission, or after your reply if clarification is needed.

What if my answers are unclear?

We may email you to confirm one or two answers. If a clear pattern and starting plan still cannot be shown, the full $297 is refunded.

Is this therapy or medical treatment?

No. It is a private educational behavior analysis. It does not diagnose or treat a medical or mental-health condition. If stopping could affect your health, or if there is any question of immediate safety, contact a qualified clinician or emergency services first.

Is another purchase required?

No. The Map is complete on its own.

What is the refund policy?

If the specialist cannot identify a clear pattern supported by your answers, show where control becomes harder, and provide a ranked starting plan, the full $297 is refunded. Full terms are in the refund policy.

Start with a clear explanation and a ranked starting plan.

Get the findings in writing, checked against your answers by a Phalanx Behavior Specialist. Your Map arrives privately, with the first changes in order.

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