diff --git a/src/mind/subconscious.rs b/src/mind/subconscious.rs
index 7ea9ae4..7fbbde9 100644
--- a/src/mind/subconscious.rs
+++ b/src/mind/subconscious.rs
@@ -278,11 +278,11 @@ use crate::subconscious::defs;
 
 /// Names and byte-interval triggers for the built-in subconscious agents.
 const AGENTS: &[(&str, u64)] = &[
-    ("subconscious-surface",   0),      // every trigger
-    ("subconscious-observe",   0),      // every trigger
-    ("subconscious-thalamus",  0),      // every trigger
-    ("subconscious-journal",   20_000), // every ~20KB of conversation
-    ("subconscious-reflect",   100_000), // every ~100KB of conversation
+    ("subconscious-surface",   0),       // every new conversation content
+    ("subconscious-observe",   1_000),   // every ~1KB of conversation
+    ("subconscious-thalamus",  0),       // every new conversation content
+    ("subconscious-journal",   10_000),  // every ~10KB of conversation
+    ("subconscious-reflect",   10_000),  // every ~10KB of conversation
 ];
 
 /// Snapshot for the TUI — includes a handle to the forked agent
@@ -354,7 +354,9 @@ impl SubconsciousAgent {
 
     fn should_trigger(&self, conversation_bytes: u64, interval: u64) -> bool {
         if !self.auto.enabled || self.is_running() { return false; }
-        if interval == 0 { return true; }
+        if interval == 0 {
+            return conversation_bytes > self.last_trigger_bytes;
+        }
         conversation_bytes.saturating_sub(self.last_trigger_bytes) >= interval
     }