Marcus says: The momentum interrupt is structural rather than willpower-based. You don't rely on noticing when the momentum is pulling you past the monitoring — you build the monitoring into the schedule so it happens regardless of whether the momentum is pulling.

He describes it: monthly financial review, mandatory, regardless of how well the dynamic is functioning. Quarterly check-in that explicitly asks the submissive to assess the dynamic's sustainability from their side — not whether they're enjoying it, whether they can sustain it. Annual renewal conversation that treats continuation as a deliberate choice rather than default.

He says: The monitoring that happens on a schedule doesn't require you to notice when you need it. It happens before you need it, which means it catches things before they're obvious.

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