Before You Begin
This version separates scored frequency items from context and protective factors so the result can show a clearer answer pattern.
Scored items use one frequency scale. Context answers personalize the summary, while protective factors are reported separately. This original tool is not clinically validated and cannot provide a diagnosis.
How To Read This Result
This versioned original self-check uses 12 scored frequency items for the past 30 days. It reviews Starting Friction, Routine Consistency, Immediate Impulse Friction, Restart After Lapses. Optional context answers personalize guidance but do not change the score.
Dimension labels summarize how often their assigned experiences were selected. Protective factors are shown separately and are not reverse-scored into a risk total. Result profiles are descriptive editorial patterns, not clinical cutoffs, probabilities, or population percentiles.
What Version 2.0 Measures
The 12 scored items cover Starting Friction, Routine Consistency, Immediate Impulse Friction, Restart After Lapses. Each dimension is supported by three questions using the same 30-day frequency scale.
Context and protective-factor questions are displayed separately and do not change the core score.
How Scoring Works
Scored answers use values from 0 to 4 and produce an editorial total from 0 to 48. Dimension labels summarize selected frequency, not medical severity, character, or population standing.
Important Context And Limits
Follow-through is shaped by task size, opportunity, environment, fatigue, stress, health, mood, attention, resources, and competing demands. A result should not be interpreted as a moral judgment.
How To Use The Result
Use the most frequent dimension to redesign one behavior: shrink the start, stabilize the cue, add friction to the main distraction, or define a small restart. Seek support when consequences are serious or persistent.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is follow-through a measure of character?
No. Environment, task design, sleep, stress, health, attention, incentives, and resources all influence behavior.
Is this a validated self-control scale?
No. It is an original ToolsQuark educational self-check.
Why report restarting separately?
The ability to resume after a lapse can be more useful than expecting perfect consistency.