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Procrastination Assessment

To what extent does the following statement apply to you?

Select one option for each statement.

Procrastination Assessment questions
1

I get preoccupied with details when doing a task.*

2

I spend most of my study time getting my materials together.*

3

I find myself daydreaming when I'm studying.*

4

I drag out assignments as long as I can.*

5

I find it difficult to make decisions.*

6

I back out of things I am involved with.*

7

I have difficulty sticking to a study schedule.*

8

I feel that I have to be the best at everything I do.*

9

Any little thing interrupts me when I'm working on a task.*

10

I put off doing things in which I have no interest.*

11

I feel overwhelmed by how much I have to do.*

12

I avoid tasks that I think I can't do well.*

13

I ignore deadlines.*

14

I question the point of doing a task.*

15

I make poor use of my time.*

16

I stop working on a task as soon as I experience difficulty.*

17

At the end of a day there are many things I did not accomplish.*

18

I get discouraged when faced with a long and arduous challenge.*

19

I think about 'what ifs' when doing a task.*

20

I resist doing things I don't want to do.*

21

I take more breaks than I need to when studying.*

22

I wait until the last minute to study for a test.*

23

When I should be doing one thing, I do another.*

24

I am not motivated by challenges.*

25

I feel that I'm running around without getting anything accomplished.*

26

I overestimate how long it will take to complete a task.*

27

I feel no guilt when I don't get something done.*

28

I spend more time thinking about doing things than actually doing them.*

29

I find all kinds of excuses for not doing something.*

30

I have difficulty getting started.*

31

I have to be in the mood in order to do something.*

32

I hand in a paper or a project only when I am certain there are no errors at all.*

33

I believe that you can always do something at another time.*

34

I take on more than I can handle.*

35

I have difficulty getting going when I have more than one thing to do.*