There is no “stop and think” moment before you act or speak.

• You interrupt people a lot
• You make rash decisions
• You jump to conclusions
• You have very little patience for waiting your turn
• You react too quickly
• You impulsively start projects without considering all the steps involved, get frustrated or bored, then impulsively quit the project or task

It’s not that you can’t pay attention – you actually pay attention to too many things.

• Inability to ignore irrelevant noises, conversations, or visual stimulus around you
• Inability to block out unnecessary thoughts in your mind
• Inability to focus on what’s most important: the task in front of you
• You just can’t seem to stick to one thing until it’s finished…something more exciting always distracts you

You struggle to resist short-term pleasure in exchange for long-term reward.

• You can’t seem to make yourself do the things you hate to do
• You have no tolerance for boredom
• Tedious, menial tasks make you feel like you want to die
• If you don’t see the value in it, it won’t get done
• You’re controlled by the “now” – who cares about the future?

As a kid you may have been hyperactive, but it (probably) looks different now that you’re an adult.

• You fidget, tap your foot or pencil, chew gum excessively, have trouble sitting still
• Your thoughts run a-mile-a-minute and you have trouble resting, relaxing,  and settling down (who needs sleep?)
• You think too fast, react too fast, drive too fast, speak too fast, and act too fast

It’s more than just “poor time management”…you have zero awareness of time

• You cannot accurately estimate how long a task will take you
• You are always running late
• You usually think you have more time than you do
• You procrastinate or put off doing things until the last minute

You can’t seem to manage your own emotions

• You often get more upset than is “normal” for the situation
• You can be explosive and unpredictable
• You seem to feel things more intensely than the people around you
• You get frustrated very easily

You can’t seem to hold what you need to do in your mind long enough to accomplish the task at hand

• You forget to do the things you say you’re going to do
• You leave most projects unfinished
• You get started on something, get distracted, and never remember to go back to it
• You can’t remember your goals long enough to stick to them

You don’t have the ability to assess how you’re doing and learn from the past and/or you don’t appropriately plan for the future

• You seem to make the same mistakes over and over, nothing seems to improve even when people ask you to change
• You can’t organize your behavior over time and make changes
• Goals? What goals? Most goals you’ve set have either been forgotten or total failures
• You’re controlled by the now…past and future are of no importance to you

Everything around you seems chaotic. There is little method or system.

• You have trouble organizing your thoughts, emotions, tasks, schedule, finances, home, car, relationships and everything else
• It’s impossible to prioritize because everything feels important
• It’s hard to make a plan because you can’t stop, think, and self-talk
• It’s excruciating to manage money because it’s tedious and boring

You have trouble starting things that are overwhelming, hard, or boring. Once started, you have trouble finishing.

• You can’t do things just because you “should” do them – you need a deadline or a major consequence (and even then sometimes it doesn’t get done)
• You have a hard time motivating yourself to stick with a project to get it done
• You can’t persist (finish) things that aren’t interesting
• You can’t resist the urge to do something more fun when you’re supposed to be working