If you can only manage a task by forcing yourself, crashing afterwards, or avoiding it the next day, that is not consistency under PIP rules. . Here is how PIP actually applies the test: 1. Consistency is about reliability, not willpower. PIP looks at whether you can do an activity safely, repeatedly, to an acceptable standard, and within a reasonable time. If determination is the only reason it gets done, the task is usually not reliable. . 2. Pushing through can show reduced ability. If comple