1. I constantly find myself doing "urgent" things and trying to catch up.

2. I allow myself to drift into obligations before I know how much time or energy they'll require.

3. I find myself running from when I get up in the morning until I go to bed at night. I'm always tired and never feel that I accomplished enough.

4. I seldom schedule a day off for myself and when I do, I tend to fill it with activities.

5. I don't make time for self-care: physical exercise, nurturing or pampering myself, cultural stimulation, spiritual well-being, learning something new, playing or simply doing nothing.

6. I seldom have time to do the things I really love. My work and project areas are cluttered with "I'll look at this later" stacks and "to-do" piles.

7. I often miscalculate how long activities will take.

8. I often miss deadlines or work long hours to meet a deadline.

9. I respond to interruptions such as phone calls, text messages and email, and allow them to take me off track.

10. I try to keep things in my head rather than making lists. If I do make a daily "to-do" list, it's impossible to complete in a day.

11. I tend to move from one urgent thing to the next, rather than working toward specific goals and objectives.

12. I find myself constantly wishing I had more time or projecting an imaginary future when I have more time, making comments such as "as soon as..." or "next year..."

13. I spend time running errands and rushing because I didn't plan well enough.

14. I spend time doing things I could pay someone else to do.

15. I often do things because I "should," or continue to do things that no longer fit who I am.

16. Other people complain that my schedule doesn't allow enough time for them.