Here is the How to Happiness survey! Check it out, and see where you stand. The survey is also in pdf format, so you can print it out in both long happiness_survey1 and short sheets happiness_survey_short1 (Long has the additional survey information, and the short version is the survey only.)
I would love to hear about your results in the comments section. Please comment here.
Your Happiness Survey
Date:___________
In the past few days:
HOW HAPPY HAVE YOU FELT?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Not very Very
HOW CONFIDENT HAVE YOU FELT?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Not very Very
HOW IMPORTANT HAVE YOU FELT?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Not very Very
HOW MUCH HAVE YOU DONE FOR YOURSELF?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Lots
HAVE YOU FELT POSITIVE ABOUT THE FUTURE?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Not at all Very
HOW MUCH ENERGY HAVE YOU FELT?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
None Heaps
HOW LOVED HAVE YOU FELT?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Not very Very
HAVE YOU BEEN SATISFIED WITH HOW LIFE IS GOING FOR YOU?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Not at all Very
IF YOU HAD YOUR LIFE TO LIVE OVER, HOW MUCH WOULD YOU CHANGE?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
All None
HOW WORRIED OR ANXIOUS HAVE YOU FELT?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
All the time Not at all
Total your results here :___________
Your Happiness Survey Results
How to read your results.
Discover your results of the Happiness Survey by adding up all the numbers you have chosen for all 10 questions.
A result of 50 suggests a person who is neither happy nor sad. Their happy experiences of life are completely balanced by sad/unhappy experiences. These lives can be extremes of happy and sad, but are in equal proportions. This happiness level is not uncommon.
If a result occurs over 50, then a person is more happy than unhappy, and if there is a result of less than 50, the person is more unhappy than happy.
70-75 is a good place to aim for. For those 70 or more, they are generally people who feel fairly confident and comfortable with themselves. They are mostly satisfied and thankful for the way their life is going. They do not suffer unnecessary anxiousness or worry, and they mostly have energy and enthusiasm for life. Around this level and higher on the happiness scale, people feel generally valued, loved and comfortable with others.
The aim of the How To Happiness survey is twofold. As a starting point it can give you an indication of just where you fall on the Happiness scale. Sometimes we simply assume that what we are feeling and experiencing is just how life is, but the survey can let you know that greater happiness can be achieved and enjoyed.
The survey is a great tool for monitoring progress if you want to try some of the exercises and experiments offered on this site to build happiness. Taking the survey regularly can help to motivate you to continue on with a happiness change when you can see the results in your growing general happiness levels.
So. What level of Happiness would you like to enjoy? See more on the How To Happiness blog site for tips on creating happiness.
This survey is a compilation of several public and accredited Happiness Tests.
The survey cannot be used to make any diagnostic decisions about a person’s mental health. If you have concerns about your mental health, please seek professional help. Advise is available on this site for finding help near you.