The Procrastination At Work Scale (PAWS)

1. When I work, even after I make decision, I delay acting upon it. *

2. I delay before starting on work I have to do. *

3. At work, I crave a pleasurable diversion so sharply that I find it increasingly hard to stay on track. *

4. When a work task is tedious, again and again I find myself pleasantly daydreaming rather than focusing. *

5. I give priority to the lesser tasks, even if there is something important I should do at work. *

6. When I have excessive amount of work to do, I avoid planning my tasks, and find myself doing something totally irrelevant. *

7. I take long coffee breaks. *

8. I use Instant Messaging (i.e. WhatsApp, Skype, Viber…) at work for personal use. *

9. I spend more than half an hour on social network sites (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc.) at work per day for leisure purpose. *

10. I read news online at work. *

11. I delay some of my tasks just because I do not enjoy doing them. *

12. I do online shopping during working hours. *