Behaviors

doing something for the sake of calibration

Modifying behavior as informed by consciousness calibration.

preferential treatment

Request: treatment of one individual or group of individuals in a matter that is likely to lead to greater benefits, access, rights, opportunities or status than those of another individual or group of individuals

resigned to the fact

to accept a bad situation that cannot be changed -- merriam-webster.com

day drinking

"On average, the time from first to last drink on day-drinking days was three times greater than on evening- or nighttime-drinking days" --newswise.com

beat the system

"To circumvent rules, regulations, or conventions, usually by finding loopholes" -- wiktionary.org

hot take

a "piece of deliberately provocative commentary that is based almost entirely on shallow moralizing" in response to a news story, "usually written on tight deadlines with little research or reporting, and even less thought" --wikipedia

snobbism / snobbery

posture of looking down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes

lost in thought

thinking about something and not paying attention to one's surroundings -- merriam-webster.com

splitting hairs

"To make or focus on trivial or petty details, differences, or distinctions." -- thefreedictionary.com

self-satisfaction

"a usually smug satisfaction with oneself or one's position or achievements" -- merriam-webster.com

tailgating

Request: Following another car too closely. Something we all had to deal with I'm sure, or have done before. Wikipedia lists several causes although I always figured intimidation/coercion was the most common, and is the one I'm interested in

placing someone on a pedestal

"to think of someone as a perfect person with no faults" -- merriam-webster.com

wing it

"to do or try to do something without much practice or preparation" -- merriam-webster.com

making amends

"to do something to correct a mistake that one has made or a bad situation that one has caused" -- merriam-webster.com

Two 2-minute Rules to Beat Procrastination (in 2 minutes)

Very good advice, according to the calibration of this video (embedded).