1. When I have lost something valuable and can't find it anywhere:
A) I have a hard time concentrating on anything else.
2. When I know I must finish something soon:
A) I have to push myself to get started.
B) I find it easy to get it done and over with.
3. When I've worked for weeks on one project and then everything goes completely wrong:
A) It takes me a long time to get over it.
B) It bothers me for a while, but then I don't think about it anymore.
4. When I don't have anything in particular to do and I am getting bored:
A) I have trouble getting up enough energy to do anything at all.
B) I quickly find something to do.
5. When I'm in a competition and lose every time:
A) I can soon put losing out of my mind.
B) The thought that I lost keeps running through my mind.
6. When I am getting ready to tackle a difficult problem:
A) It feels like I am facing a big mountain that I don't think I can climb.
B) I look for a way that the problem can be approached in a suitable manner.
7. If I had just bought a new piece of equipment (for example, a laptop) and it accidentally fell on the floor and was damaged beyond repair:
A) I would get over it quickly.
B) It would take me a while to get over it.
8. When I have to solve a difficult problem:
A) I usually get on it right away.
B) Other things go through my mind before I can get down to working on the problem.
9. When I have to talk to someone about something important and, repeatedly, can't find her/him at home:
A) I can't stop thinking about it, even while I'm doing something else.
B) I easily forget about it until I can see the person again.
10. When I have to make up my mind about what I am going to do when I get some unexpected free time:
A) It takes me a while to decide what I should do.
B) I can usually decide on something to do without having to think it over very much.
11. When I've bought a lot of stuff at a store and realize when I get home that I paid too much – but I can't get my money back:
A) I can't concentrate on anything else.
B) I easily forget about it.
12. When I have work to do at home:
A) It is often hard for me to get started.
B) I usually get started right away.
13. When I am told that my work has been completely unsatisfactory:
A) I don't let it bother me for too long.
14. When I have a lot of important things to do:
A) I often don't know where to begin.
B) I find it easy to make a plan and stick with it.
15. When I'm stuck in traffic and miss an important appointment:
A) At first, it's difficult for me to start doing anything else at all.
B) I quickly forget about it and focus on something else.
16. When there are two things that I really want to do, but I can't do both of them:
A) I quickly begin one thing and forget about the other.
B) It's not easy for me to put the thing that I couldn't do out of my mind.
17. When something is very important to me, but I can't seem to get it right:
A) I gradually lose heart.
B) I just forget about it and go do something else.
18. When I have to carry out an important but unpleasant task:
A) I do it and get it over with.
B) It can take a while before I can bring myself to do it.
19. When something really gets me down:
A) I have trouble doing anything at all.
B) I find it easy to distract myself by doing other things.
20. When I am facing a big project that has to be done:
A) I often spend too long thinking about where I should begin.
B) I don't have any problems getting started.
21. When several things go wrong on the same day:
A) I don't know how to deal with it.
B) I just keep on going as though nothing had happened.
22. When I have a boring assignment:
A) I usually don't have any problem getting through it.
B) I sometimes just can't get moving on it.
23. When I have put all my effort into doing a really good job on something and the whole thing doesn't work out:
A) I don't have too much difficulty starting something else.
B) I have trouble doing anything else at all.
24. When I have an obligation to do something that is boring and uninteresting:
A) I do it and get it over with.
B) It usually takes a while before I get around to doing it.