How Do You Handle Deadlines?

Questions Overview

All 7 questions in this quiz — take a look before you start.

1. 1
   A deadline is two weeks away. Pick your reaction.

   • •Start now — I want it done early
   • •Plan the two weeks, then follow the plan
   • •Relax — two weeks is ages away
   • •Ignore it completely for now
2. 2
   It is three days before the deadline. You are…

   • •Already finished — just polishing
   • •Right on schedule, calm as ever
   • •Just starting — the rush begins now
   • •Pretending the deadline does not exist
3. 3
   Your friend asks how your project is going. You say…

   • •Done! Submitted it yesterday
   • •On track — I have a plan
   • •I work best under pressure
   • •Do not remind me, please
4. 4
   Pick your deadline-night scene.

   • •Finished early — medal on the wall
   • •Steady progress, checklist half-ticked
   • •Last-minute rush, alarm clock screaming
   • •An all-nighter powered by coffee
5. 5
   The deadline moves one week earlier. You…

   • •No problem — I was ahead anyway
   • •Adjust my plan and carry on
   • •Panic for a day, then sprint
   • •Full meltdown mode
6. 6
   What is your relationship with deadlines?

   • •I beat them, every time
   • •We get along — I plan around them
   • •I need them — no deadline, no work
   • •We are enemies, honestly
   • •I respect them from a safe distance
7. 7
   If deadlines were people, yours would say…

   • •'You are always early — I like you'
   • •'We have a good system, you and I'
   • •'See you at the last minute, as always'
   • •'You only notice me when I am screaming'