Form: Tuckman Procrastination Scale, TPS-35

Tuckman Procrastination Scale, TPS-35
1 – That's me for sure
2 – That's my tendency for sure
3 – That's not my tendency
4 – That's not me for sure
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1
I needlessly delay finishing jobs, even when they're important.
2
I postpone starting in on things I don't like to do.
3
When I have a deadline, I wait till the last minute.
4
I delay making tough decisions.
5
I stall on initiating new activities.
6
I'm on time for appointments.
7
I keep putting off improving my work habits.
8
I get right to work, even on life's unpleasant chores.
9
I manage to find an excuse for not doing something.
10
I avoid doing those things which I expect to do poorly.
11
I put the necessary time into even boring tasks, like studying.
12
When I get tired of an unpleasant job, I stop.
13
I believe in «keeping my nose to the grindstone».
14
When something's not worth the trouble, I stop.
15
I believe that things I do not like doing should not exist.
16
I consider people who make me do unfair and difficult things to be rotten.
17
When it counts, I can manage to enjoy even studying.
18
I am an incurable time waster.
19
I feel that it's my absolute right to have other people treat me fairly.
20
I believe that other people don't have the right to give me deadlines.
21
Studying makes me feel entirely miserable.
22
I'm a time waster now but I can't seem to do anything about it.
23
When something's too tough to tackle, I believe in postponing it.
24
I promise myself I'll do something and then drag my feet.
25
Whenever I make a plan of action, I follow it.
26
I wish I could find an easy way to get myself moving.
27
When I have trouble with a task, it's usually my own fault.
28
Even though I hate myself if I don't get started, it doesn't get me going.
29
I always finish important jobs with time to spare.
30
When I'm done with my work, I check it over.
31
I look for a loophole or shortcut to get through a tough task.
32
I get stuck in neutral even though I know how important it is to get started.
33
I never met a job I couldn't «lick».
34
Putting something off until tomorrow is not the way I do it.
35
I feel that work bums me out.