1 : Extremely uncharacteristic
2 : Somewhat uncharacteristic
3 : Uncertain
4 : Somewhat characteristic
5 : Extremely characteristic
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1
I consider how things might be in the future, and try to influence those things with my day to day behavior.
2
Often I engage in a particular behavior in order to achieve outcomes that may not result for many years.
3
I only act to satisfy immediate concerns, figuring the future will take care of itself.
4
My behavior is only influenced by the immediate (i.e., a matter of days or weeks) outcomes of my actions.
5
My convenience is a big factor in the decisions I make or the actions I take.
6
I am willing to sacrifice my immediate happiness or well-being in order to achieve future outcomes.
7
I think it is important to take warnings about negative outcomes seriously even if the negative outcome will not occur for many years.
8
I think it is more important to perform a behavior with important distant consequences than a behavior with less-important immediate consequences.
9
I generally ignore warnings about possible future problems because I think the problems will be resolved before they reach crisis level.
10
I think that sacrificing now is usually unnecessary since future outcomes can be dealt with at a later time.
11
I only act to satisfy immediate concerns, figuring that I will take care of future problems that may occur at a later date.
12
Since my day to day work has specific outcomes, it is more important to me than behavior that has distant outcomes.
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