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Q.1
I procrastinate, especially when the project I need to do will require a sustained mental effort, such as paying bills, balancing the checking account, or doing taxes.

Q.2
My mind drifts when I am talking to someone, and I often find that I have missed parts of the conversation.

Q.3
People complain that I don’t remember things they told me or that I don’t seem to listen when they talk to me.

Q.4
I have lost jobs because of chronic tardiness.

Q.5
I forget doctor’s appointments, meetings for work, or plans with friends. I have been told that if it is important, I will remember, but that doesn’t seem to be true.

Q.6
When involved in something that I find interesting, I may lose track of time or have a hard time pulling myself away, even when I have other obligations.

Q.7
I start a chore or project at home and then move on to a different task, leaving many chores and projects partially complete. I have a variety of unfinished tasks laying around my house.

Q.8
I get hit with late fees on my credit cards and/or utility payments more often than I would like to admit.

Q.9
My boss or coworkers have commented that I seem disinterested in the work I am doing and am often staring into space when I should be working.

Q.10
I change jobs often — either because I become bored with the job or because I am fired due to tardiness or not completing tasks.

Q.11
When given similar tasks at work, I take longer than my coworkers do to complete assignments.

Q.12
I am easily distracted by activity around me at work. I work better in quiet, private environments.

Q.13
People in my life – parents, teachers, and bosses – describe me as an underachiever. They may say I lack drive, call me a couch potato, or say that I am lazy.

Q.14
My friends have told me an artificially early time for dinner reservations or lunch dates because I am always late.

Q.15
I seem unprepared because I forget or lose things like my keys, cell phone, and wallet.

Q.16
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