HOW THIS TEST WORKS
How What Is My Time-Management Style? works
How version core-v1 is scored, and what it can and cannot tell you.
How it is scored
This test is based on research on time management. Reviews find that setting goals, planning, and keeping track of time are linked with less stress and more satisfaction, with effects that vary from person to person (Claessens and others, 2007; Aeon and others, 2021). People and cultures differ in whether they prefer to do one thing at a time or many at once (Hall, 1983), and switching between tasks has a cost in time and errors (Rubinstein and others, 2001). Putting things off is linked, on average, with more stress and lower quality work (Steel, 2007). The four style names in this test are our own.
Part 1 has 24 sentences, six for each style. Each one gives 0 to 4 points to its style. Part 2 has 18 pairs of choices. Every style is paired with every other style three times, and the choice you pick gives 3.1 points to its style. Every style can earn the same total, so the scores compare fairly.
Each style score runs from 0 to 100. Your main style is your highest score. Most people use more than one style, so look at all four.
PersonalitySite.com wrote all of these questions and descriptions. They are not copied from any other test.
What it cannot tell you
This test is for learning about yourself. It is not a diagnosis. It cannot tell you if you have attention difficulties, anxiety, or any other condition. Do not use it to hire, fire, promote, rank, or rate people.
How you manage time depends on your job, your workload, your health, and the people around you. A person can plan ahead at work and juggle at home. If two styles are close, you probably use both about equally.
This version has not yet been tested with a large group of people, so we do not yet know how accurate it is.