AFSCME Council 31 - American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Personal Support Program

Where's your focus?

When your work gets busy, does your focus fly out the window? Maybe you find yourself getting distracted by a co-worker's gossiping or a continuosly ringing phone. Or perhaps you find that you lose your focus when you try to juggle a multitude of tasks in one day.

You can soar to the top by maintaining your focus even during the most stressful situations. Check out your ability to stay focused by answering the following quiz. Oh! And be sure you don't get distracted!

1) I usually feel I'm too busy to make to-do lists.

True
False

2) I rarely get everything accomplished that I planned to in a day.

True
False

3) Interruptions are frequent when I'm working.

True
False

4) After a distraction, I have a hard time getting back to my task.

True
False

5) When one thing goes wrong, it usually affects the rest of my day.

True
False

6) I avoid certain tasks because of the stress they cause me.

True
False

7) My concentration is easily interrupted.

True
False

8) When I'm trying to sleep at night, worries plague my thoughts.

True
False

9) I usually try to work on multiple tasks at once.

True
False

10) I find that I get irritable when I am interrupted.

True
False