Do you procrastinate much? Put things off and put them off until you either forget or just never get it done?
Take this 3-question quiz to find out.
Question 1 of 3
You walk into your bedroom and see a huge pile of laundry on the floor. You are tired of looking at it, but you just don't feel like doing it right now. How do you respond?
Walk on past telling yourself you will get to it later,
Figure you have time tomorrow, so you mentally put it on your calendar for then
Know you have time tomorrow, so you whip out your phone and add it to your calendar for tomorrow, but you see other things for tomorrow, so you schedule it for the next day
Put it on your calendar for Saturday and you do it Saturday,
Gather up at least one load, so at least you can get it started, or
Other
Question 2 of 3
You have an important project due at work tomorrow, but you find yourself scrolling through social media instead of getting started. How do you typically respond?
Keep scrolling, telling yourself you'll start later.
Set a timer for a focused work session and make progress on the project.
Think you'll have more energy to tackle it tomorrow, so you mentally put it off until then.
Plan to work on it over the weekend and end up rushing to finish it on Sunday.
Decide to schedule dedicated time for it tomorrow, but find yourself rescheduling it for the next day due to other distractions.
Set a realistic time and allotted amount of time needed to complete the task on your calendar, and actually follow through and do it.
Question 3 of 3
You've been meaning to reach out to a friend for weeks, but every time you think about it, you get overwhelmed and put it off. What's your usual response?
Tell yourself you'll reach out eventually but never do.
Set a reminder on your phone and make the call as soon as you have a moment.
Plan to do it tomorrow but never actually follow through.
Schedule a time to call or meet up but keep postponing it due to other commitments.
Finally remember to text your friend when you have some free time, but end up forgetting.
Text my friend the moment I think about it, set the appointment and go visit.