SCRIPT CHECK · 60 SECONDS
Five quick questions show how often it appears, how believable it feels, and what it makes you avoid. You’ll get one private next step.
This is not a diagnosis and there is no pass or fail. It measures the current frequency, credibility, and behavioral cost of “One more coffee and I can keep going”, including the private rule underneath it: As long as I can find one more reason to feel awake, the tiredness underneath doesn't count as something I have to deal with tonight.
QUIET
“One more coffee and I can keep going” appears, but it rarely gets the final say. Keep this line available for higher-pressure moments: “This cup won't refill what today already spent — it just quiets the part of me keeping score.”
PRESENT
“One more coffee and I can keep going” wins some small decisions before you catch it. Your useful interruption is: “Turning the kettle off isn't giving up on tonight; it's refusing to borrow from tomorrow again.”
ACTIVE
“One more coffee and I can keep going” is shaping action often enough to deserve a deliberate counterexample. Start privately and concretely: Set a 10-minute timer, put the mug and your phone in another room, and sit without either until it rings.
DOMINANT
Right now, “One more coffee and I can keep going” is steering many of the moments you measured. That is a pattern reading, not a diagnosis or character verdict. Begin with one reversible receipt: Set a 10-minute timer, put the mug and your phone in another room, and sit without either until it rings.