03 March 2025

How to beat procrastination

Multiple-choice questions. In order to be awarded CPD units you must answer the following five random questions correctly. If you fail the test, please reread the article before attempting the questions again.

  1. According to studies, what percentage of the population are chronic procrastinators?

  2. What happens when we do something other than the activity we should be working on?

  3. Which of the following statements is true? Statement 1, cognitive distortion leads to a tendency to favour immediate rewards, or statement 2, cognitive distortion leads to a desire to obtain perfection by completing other tasks first

  4. Which of the following statements is true? Statement 1, procrastination may manifest as under-confidence in the ability to complete a task, or statement 2, procrastination may manifest as over-confidence in the ability to complete a task

  5. How can an individual’s procrastination impact on the organisation?

  6. How can organisations reduce the likelihood of procrastination?

  7. What method can be effective to help procrastinators get started on a task?

  8. Which of the following statements is true? Statement 1, working in a different location, such as a coffee shop, can stimulate creativity, or statement 2, the working environment is unlikely to reduce procrastination

  9. What can help to reduce procrastination?

  10. What profile of person is likely to be a procrastinator?

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