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Procrastinate or put off doing things until the last minute.
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Poor sense of time.
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Waste or mismanage my time.
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Not prepared on time for work or assigned tasks.
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Fail to meet deadlines for assignments.
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Have trouble planning ahead or preparing for upcoming events.
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Forget to do things I am supposed to do.
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Can't seem to accomplish the goals I set for myself.
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Late for work or scheduled appointments.
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Can't seem to hold in mind things I need to remember to do.
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Can't seem to get things done unless there is an immediate deadline.
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Have difficulty judging how much time it will take to do something or get somewhere.
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Have trouble motivating myself to start work.
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Have difficulty motivating myself to stick with my work and get it done.
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Not motivated to prepare in advance for things I know I am supposed to do.
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Have trouble completing one activity before starting into a new one.
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Have trouble doing what I tell myself to do.
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Difficulties following through on promises or commitments I may make to others.
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Lack self-discipline.
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Have difficulty arranging or doing my work by its priority or importance; can't “prioritize” well.
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Find it hard to get started or get going on things I need to get done.
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I do not seem to anticipate the future as much or as well as others.
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Can't seem to remember what I previously heard or read about.
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I have trouble organizing my thoughts.
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When I am shown something complicated to do, I cannot keep the information in mind so as to imitate or do it correctly.
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I have trouble considering various options for doing things and weighing their consequences.
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Have difficulties saying what I want to say.
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Unable to come up with or invent as many solutions to problems as others seem to do.
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Find myself at a loss for words when I want to explain something to others.
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Have trouble putting my thoughts down in writing as well or as quickly as others.
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Feel I am not as creative or inventive as others of my level of intelligence.
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In trying to accomplish goals or assignments, I find I am not able to think of as many ways of doing things as others.
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Have trouble learning new or complex activities as well as others.
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Have difficulty explaining things in their proper order or sequence.
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Can't seem to get to the point of my explanations as quickly as others.
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Have trouble doing things in their proper order or sequence.
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Unable to "think on my feet” or respond as effectively as others to unexpected events.
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I am slower than others at solving problems I encounter in my daily life.
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Easily distracted by irrelevant events or thoughts when I must concentrate on something.
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Not able to comprehend what I read as well as I should be able to do; have to reread material to get its meaning.
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Cannot focus my attention on tasks or work as well as others.
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Easily confused.
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Can't seem to sustain my concentration on reading, paperwork, lectures, or work.
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Find it hard to focus on what is important from what is not important when I do things.
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I don't seem to process information as quickly or as accurately as others.
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Find it difficult to tolerate waiting; impatient.
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Make decisions impulsively.
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Unable to inhibit my reactions or responses to events or others.
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Have difficulty stopping my activities or behavior when I should do so.
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Have difficulty changing my behavior when I am given feedback about my mistakes.
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Make impulsive comments to others.
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Likely to do things without considering the consequences for doing them.
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Change my plans at the last minute on a whim or last minute impulse.
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Fail to consider past relevant events or past personal experiences before responding to situations (I act without thinking).
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Not aware of things I say or do.
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Have difficulty being objective about things that affect me.
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Find it hard to take other people's perspectives about a problem or situation.
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Don't think about or talk things over with myself before doing something.
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Trouble following the rules in a situation.
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More likely to drive a motor vehicle much faster than others (Excessive speeding).
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Have a low tolerance for frustrating situations.
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Cannot inhibit my emotions as well as others.
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I don't look ahead and think about what the future outcomes will be before I do something (I don't use my foresight).
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I engage in risk taking activities more than others are likely to do.
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Likely to take short cuts in my work and not do all that I am supposed to do.
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Likely to skip out on work early if my work is boring to do.
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Do not put as much effort into my work as I should or than others are able to do.
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Others tell me I am lazy or unmotivated.
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Have to depend on others to help me get my work done
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Things must have an immediate payoff for me or I do not seem to get them done.
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Have difficulty resisting the urge to do something fun or more interesting when I am supposed to be working.
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Inconsistent in the quality or quantity of my work performance.
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Unable to work as well as others without supervision or frequent instruction.
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I do not have the willpower or determination that others seem to have.
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I am not able to work toward longer term or delayed rewards as well as others.
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I cannot resist doing things that produce immediate rewards even if they are not good for me in the long run.
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Quick to get angry or become upset.
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Overreact emotionally.
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Easily excitable.
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Unable to inhibit showing strong negative or positive emotions.
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Have trouble calming myself down once I am emotionally upset.
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Cannot seem to regain emotional control and become more reasonable once I am emotional.
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Cannot seem to distract myself away from whatever is upsetting me emotionally to help calm me down. I can't refocus my mind to a more positive framework.
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Unable to manage my emotions in order to accomplish my goals successfully or get along well with others.
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I remain emotional or upset longer than others.
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I find it difficult to walk away from emotionally upsetting encounters with others or leave situations in which I have become very emotional.
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I cannot rechannel or redirect my emotions into more positive ways or outlets when I get upset.
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I am not able to evaluate an emotionally upsetting event more objectively.
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I cannot redefine negative events into more positive viewpoints when I feel strong emotions.