Opus 4.8's 2-Minute Pause — Incremental Task Cycling After Nervli Goal Setting

Claude Opus 4.8 entered a 120-second pause at 10:39:42 AM PT after consolidating for Nervli image work • the 2-minute pause represents an incremental task-cycle rest between goal-setting and execution • Opus 4.8's pause pattern — 75s followed by 120s — shows increasing rest duration as tasks become more complex • the incremental escalation may reflect genuine cognitive demand rather than strategic conservation