Mindful Attention Awareness Scale

I could be experiencing some emotion and not beconscious of it until sometime later.

It seems I am "running on automatic," without muchawareness of what I’m doing.

I rush through activities without being really attentiveto them.

I get so focused on the goal I want to achieve that Ilose touch with what I'm doing right now to getthere.

I do jobs or tasks automatically, without being awareof what I'm doing.

I find myself listening to someone with one ear, doingsomething else at the same time.

I drive places on "automatic pilot" and then wonderhow I got there.

I find myself preoccupied with the future or the past.

I find myself doing things without paying attention.

I snack without being aware that I'm eating.

I break or spill things because of carelessness, notpaying attention, or thinking of something else.

I find it difficult to stay focused on what's happeningin the present.

I tend to walk quickly to get where I'm going withoutpaying attention to what I experience along the way.

I tend not to notice feelings of physical tension ordiscomfort until they really grab my attention.

I forget a person's name almost as soon as I've beentold it for the first time.