INTRODUCTION

If you have so many things to do that you often find yourself struggling to finish projects and tasks, you’re certainly not alone. Studies show that over 20 percent of the adult population put off or avoid doing certain tasks by allowing themselves to be overtaken by distractions.

Procrastination is doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones. And theend result is that important tasks are put off to a later time.

The cause of procrastination varies from person to person and is not always obvious. Sometimes it is a hidden fear that you don’t want to acknowledge, or it could even be as simple as not wanting to do something because it just doesn’t motivate you.

Whatever the reason may be, procrastination has far more damaging effects than you may realize. It can hold you back from succeeding and accomplishing the most important things in your life.

In this Procrastination Assessment, you will discover how serious your procrastination problem is, and the importance of overcoming procrastination.

 

DIRECTIONS

There are 20 questions in this assessment. To take the assessment, simply read each statement carefully and circle one of the five options for each statement indicating how well that statement describes you:

1 =This statement does not describe you at all.
2 =This statement describes you just a little.
3 =This statement somewhat describes you.
4 =This statement describes you pretty well.
5 =This statement describes you exactly.

Remember to circle your best, most honest answer. When you’ve completed the
assessment, refer to the scoring instructions for your personal assessment.

...Your score is being calculated...

 

Procrastination is the thief of time

It’s easy to get distracted or to trick ourselves into spinning our wheels doing nothing. It takes our minds off the uncomfortable sensation of failing to make progress on something important.
So, procrastination can destroy not only your productivity but your entire life.

You will blow opportunities.
How many opportunities have you wasted because you didn’t take advantage of them when they were there? This is when you really want to kick yourself.
What you don’t realize is that the opportunity could have been life-changing but you missed out on it. Most opportunities only come around once; you are never guaranteed a second chance. Opportunities are the world’s way of giving you more, do yourself a favor and grab the with both hands!

You will miss important goals.
Procrastination seems to come on with full force when we entertain the thought of goals, of wanting to achieve or change something. You might have a strong desire to change but you just can’t seem to take the first step forward.
We set goals because we have a deep desire to better our lives in some way. If you don’t do this because of procrastination, you destroy the possibility to better your life.

You could ruin your career.
The way you work directly affects your results, how much you have achieved and how well you perform. Perhaps procrastination prevents you from meeting deadlines or achieving your monthly targets. You might miss out on promotions or worse; you might even be at risk of losing your job.

You will lower your self-esteem.
This is one of the vicious circles you might find yourself in. We tend to procrastinate
sometimes because of low self-esteem, but procrastinating doesn’t only reinforce this, it makes it even lower.
You start to doubt and question what is wrong with you. You might desperately ask yourself, “Why can’t I just do it?” Having low self-esteem destroys lives in many ways. When we have low self-esteem, we hold ourselves back, we feel less than we should and it leads to self-sabotaging acts.

You will make poor decisions.
When you procrastinate and make decisions from this standpoint, they are almost always going to be poor decisions because of the place you are coming from.
When you procrastinate, you make decisions based on criteria that most likely wouldn’t be there if you didn’t procrastinate, like pressure to finally make a decision because time is running out. Emotions heavily influence the decisions we make and procrastination affects how we feel to a large degree.
Poor decision-making has huge negative effects on our happiness, results, and life.

You will risk your health.
Procrastination is linked to mental health problems like stress and anxiety, and these in turn are linked to health issues. If your procrastination leads to feelings of depression, over time, this depression will start to affect other areas of your life.
If you procrastinate too much with something, it will most likely start to stress you out and cause anxiety, especially when other people or things are involved.

YOU'RE ALMOST THERE!

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Despite the fact that it’s human nature to seek immediate rewards and procrastinate tasks that take effort, there’s a lot you can do to beat procrastination. Such ways include getting to the root cause of why you procrastinate, getting rid of your procrastination triggers, changing your thinking on short-term and long-term rewards, keeping track of your time wisely, and more.

If you want to learn more practical tips and techniques to stop procrastinating, schedule a consultation to learn skills that will last a lifetime!

 

 

YOUR RESULTS ARE IN!

Which of the following ranges does your score fall into?

Score Range	Indication
Below 40	You procrastinate every now and then when you lose your motivation due to different reasons. You can learn effective ways to prevent procrastination easily whenever it hits you!
40-60	You procrastinate often and struggle to work on important tasks even though you know you shouldn’t. With a bit of guided effort, you’ll be able to overcome procrastination
61-80	Your procrastination is holding you back from completing almost every important task. You’re always pulling off or recovering from an all-nighter. But even so, you’re capable of stopping this bad habit with the right method.
Above 80	You always procrastinate and are possibly a chronic procrastinator. You're not getting anything important done and it’s affecting your work and personal life. Remember, you don’t need to let procrastination control your life, you can turn things around!