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For each pair of statements, select which one is more true for you.





For each pair of statements, select which one is more true for you. (A) or (B)





(A) I concentrate all my energy on a few things
(B) I divide my energy among many things





(A) I always focus on the one most important goal at a given time
(B) I am always working on several goals at once





(A) Even when I really consider what I want in life I wait and see what happens instead of committing myself to just one or two particular goals
(B) When I think about what I want in life I commit myself to one or two important goals





(A) Just to achieve a particular goal I am not willing to abandon other ones
(B) To achieve a particular goal I am willing to abandon other goals





(A) I always pursue goals one after the other
(B) I always pursue many goals at once so that I easily get bogged down





(A) I know exactly what I want and what I do not want
(B) I often only know what I want as the result of a situation





(A) When I decide upon a goal I stick to it
(B) I can change a goal again at any time





(A) I always approach several goals at once
(B) I always direct my attention to my most important goal





(A) I make important life decisions
(B) I do not like to commit myself to specific life decisions





(A) I consider exactly what is important for me
(B) I take things as they come and carry on from there





(A) I do not have many goals in life that are equally important to me
(B) I have many goals in life that are equally important to me





(A) I often adapt my goals to small changes
(B) I have set my goals clearly and stick to them





(A) When things do not go as well as before I choose one or two important goals
(B) When things do not go as well as before I still try to keep all my goals





(A) When I cannot do something important the way I did before I distribute my time and energy among many other things
(B) When I cannot do something important the way I did before I look for a new goal





(A) When I cannot do something as well as I used to I wait and see what comes
(B) When I cannot do something as well as I used to I think about what exactly is important to me





(A) Even if I cannot do something as well as before I pursue all my goals
(B) If I cannot do something as well as before I concentrate only on essentials





(A) When I cannot carry on as I used to I direct my attention (like usual) to all my goals
(B) When I cannot carry on as I used to I direct my attention to my most important goal





(A) When something becomes increasingly difficult for me I accept it
(B) When something becomes increasingly difficult for me I consider which goals I could achieve under the circumstances





(A) When things do not go so well I leave it at that
(B) When things do not work so well I pursue my most important goal first





(A) When something requires more and more effort I do not worry about it
(B) When something requires more and more effort I think about what exactly I really want





(A) When things do not go as well as before I wait for better times
(B) When things do not go as well as before I drop some goals to concentrate on the more important ones





(A) When I am not able to achieve something anymore I direct my efforts at what is still possible
(B) When I am not able to achieve something anymore I trust that the situation will improve by itself





(A) When things do not go as well as before I think about what exactly Is really important to me
(B) When things do not go as well as before I leave it at that





(A) When I can no longer do something in my usual way I think about what exactly I am able to do under the circumstances
(B) When I can no longer do something in my usual way I do not think long about it





(A) When I do not succeed right away at what I want to do I do not try other possibilities for very long
(B) I keep working on what I have planned until I succeed





(A) I prefer to wait for a while and see if things will work out by themselves
(B) I make every effort to achieve a given goal





(A) If something matters to me I devote myself fully and completely to it
(B) Even if something matters to me I still have a hard time devoting myself fully and completely to it





(A) I do not keep trying very long when I don’t succeed right away at a goal
(B) I keep trying until I succeed at a goal





(A) I wait a while first to see if my plans do not realize themselves
(B) I do everything I can to realize my plans





(A) When I choose a goal I am also willing to invest much effort in it
(B) I usually choose a goal that I can achieve without much effort





(A) When I want to achieve something I can wait for the right moment
(B) When I want to achieve something I take the first opportunity that comes





(A) When I start something that is important to me but has little chance at success I usually stop trying
(B) When I have started something that is important to me but has little chance at success I make a particular effort





(A) When I want to get ahead I take a successful person as a model
(B) When I want to get ahead only I myself know the best way to do it





(A) I think about exactly how I can best realize my plans
(B) I do not think long about how to realize my plans I just try it





(A) When something is important to me I do not let setbacks discourage me
(B) Setbacks show me that I should turn to something else





(A) I think about when exactly I can best realize my plans
(B) In terms of realizing my plans I begin right away





(A) When things do not go as well as they used to I accept it
(B) When things do not go as well as they used to I keep trying other ways until I can achieve the same result I used to





(A) When something in my life is not working as well as it used to I decide what to do about it myself without involving other people
(B) When something in my life is not working as well as it used to I ask others for help or advice





(A) When it becomes harder for me to get the same results I keep trying harder until I can do it as well as before
(B) When it becomes harder for me to get the same results as I used to It is time to let go of that expectation





(A) Even if something is important to me It can happen that I do not invest the necessary time or effort
(B) For important things I pay attention to whether I need to devote more time or effort





(A) In particularly difficult life situations I try to get help from doctors or counselors or other experts
(B) In particularly difficult life situations I try to manage by myself





(A) When things are not going so well I accept help from others
(B) Even in difficult situations I do not burden others





(A) When things do not work the way they used to I accept things the way they are
(B) When things do not work the way they used to I look for other ways to achieve them





(A) When I cannot do something as well as before then I find out about other ways and means to achieve it
(B) When I cannot do something as well as before then I accept it





(A) When I cannot do something as well as I used to I accept the change
(B) When I cannot do something as well as I used to then I ask someone else to do it for me





(A) When I am afraid of losing something that I have achieved then I invest more time and effort in it
(B) Just to prevent losing what I have achieved I am not willing to invest more time and effort in it





(A) When something does not work as well as usual I do not spend much time thinking about it
(B) When something does not work as well as usual I look at how others do it





(A) When something does not work as well as before I am the one who knows what is best for me
(B) When something does not work as well as before I listen to advisory broadcasts and books as well





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