36Take the Pulse of Your Procrastination
According to one study by Timothy Pychyl at the University of Ottawa, up to 70 percent of North Americans have a problem with procrastination! Are you one of them? Take the following quiz below to determine your current level of procrastination.
Thinking about your day-to-day work life, choose the most accurate answer for the following questions. Tally your score to see how big a role procrastination plays at work:
1 = Almost Never
2 = Once in a while
3 = Frequently
4 = All the time
1. I regularly put off starting tasks, projects, and activities I don’t enjoy doing. _____
2. Even when I have a specific deadline, I wait until the last minute to take action. _____
3. When I have to make a tough decision, ...
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