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NASA • MENTAL LOAD

Brain Overload Index

How busy is your brain now? (For Entertainment)

Question 1

How much mental work did you do recently? (Mental Demand)

  1. Almost none, relaxed
  2. Moderate
  3. Quite a lot
  4. Brain is about to explode

Question 2

How much physical activity? (Physical Demand)

  1. Comfortable
  2. Moderate activity
  3. Quite hard
  4. Exhausted

Question 3

Was there any deadline or time pressure? (Temporal Demand)

  1. Relaxed
  2. Moderate
  3. A bit tight
  4. Crazy busy

Question 4

How well did you accomplish what you had to do? (Performance)

  1. Perfectly!
  2. Generally well
  3. So-so
  4. Messy

Question 5

How hard did you have to try? (Effort)

  1. Lightly
  2. Tried moderately
  3. Tried a lot
  4. Poured everything

Question 6

How much stress or frustration did you feel? (Frustration)

  1. Peaceful
  2. Little stress
  3. Quite stressful
  4. About to explode