Tuckman Procrastination Scale, TPS-35 Test - the question form

1. I delay finishing tasks for no apparent reason, even when they are very important.

2. I put off starting tasks that I do not like.

3. If there is a specific deadline for something I need to do, I wait until the last minute.

4. I postpone making difficult decisions.

5. I avoid taking initiative in new activities.

6. I always arrive at the appointed time.

7. I always put off improving my professional skills.

8. I can work at any job, even one I do not like.

9. I manage to find excuses for doing nothing.

10. I avoid doing things I feel I do poorly.

11. I devote the necessary time even to boring tasks, such as studying.

12. When I get tired of unpleasant work, I stop doing it.

13. I am confident that I can make other people work without taking breaks.

14. When something is not worth the effort, I give up on it.

15. I believe that anything I do not like doing should not exist.

16. I consider people who make me do unfair and difficult tasks to be in the wrong (bad).

17. When the outcome matters, I can enjoy even studying.

18. I waste time and cannot seem to stop.

19. I feel I have every right to be treated fairly by others.

20. I believe that other people do not have the right to set strict deadlines for me.

21. Studying makes me feel completely miserable.

22. Right now, I am wasting time, but I cannot do anything about it.

23. If a task seems too difficult, I am sure I can put it off until later.

24. I promise myself I will do something, and then I waste time instead.

25. If I plan something, I always follow the plan.

26. I would like to find an easy way to make myself keep going.

27. If I have trouble completing a task, it is usually my fault.

28. Even if I hate myself for not having started yet, it does not help me.

29. I always finish important tasks ahead of time, with time to spare.

30. When I finish a task, I check it over.

31. I look for a way to quickly get a difficult task off my hands.

32. I remain indifferent, even when I know how important it is to start this work.

33. I have never encountered a problem that could not be solved.

34. Putting something off until tomorrow does not solve the problem.

35. I feel burned out at work.