Free quiz 8 questions About 2 min

What Kind of Procrastinator Are You?

Perfectionist, deadline rider, idea hopper? Find your style and what to try.

Everyone puts things off, but not for the same reasons. Eight quick questions about how you delay, and three things to try that suit your style.

For reflection, not diagnosis. Only a qualified clinician can diagnose ADHD.

Question 1 of 8

It's Sunday evening and a task is due on Friday. What happens?

I want to start, but only when I can do it properly, so I wait for a good moment. Nothing until Thursday night. That's when I do my best work. I think about everything else due this week and freeze. I start planning a better way of doing it, and maybe a side project. I don't open it. Just thinking about it makes me uneasy.

Question 2 of 8

You finally sit down to start. What gets in the way first?

It doesn't feel urgent yet, so my brain won't switch on. I can't tell which part to do first. I spot something more interesting and follow it. I find a reason to do something easier first. The first sentence has to be right, so I keep rewriting it.

Question 3 of 8

Which sounds most like your to-do list?

Long. Very long. I avoid looking at it. Lots of exciting starts, not many ticks. The same two or three dreaded things keep moving to tomorrow. Short, but some things have sat there for weeks because they need doing well. Sorted by whatever's on fire.

Question 4 of 8

When you do finish something, how does it usually go?

I'm onto the next idea before it's properly done. Mostly relief that I don't have to think about it any more. Late, but I'm proud of it. Or I keep tweaking and never send it. Last minute, a rush of adrenaline, then relief. I'm too tired to enjoy it because there's so much else.

Question 5 of 8

Someone asks how a project is going. You…

Change the subject. Say it's nearly there, though it's been nearly there for a while. Say "fine" and quietly count how many hours are left. Feel a wave of everything you haven't done. Tell them about the new direction you're thinking of taking it.

Question 6 of 8

Which would help you most right now?

Permission to do a rough first version. A deadline that feels real before the real one. Someone to tell me what to do first. A way to park new ideas without losing them. Making the uncomfortable bit feel smaller.

Question 7 of 8

The task you've put off longest is probably…

Something with no deadline at all. Something with lots of small steps, like sorting out finances. Finishing something I started with great enthusiasm. A phone call, an email or a conversation I'm dreading. Something other people will see and judge.

Question 8 of 8

When you procrastinate, the voice in your head says…

"There's too much. Where would I even begin?" "Ooh, what if I tried this instead?" "Not today. I'll feel more ready tomorrow." "If I can't do it well, why start?" "Plenty of time. Future me will sort it."

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