- To measure the quality of your life, simply do nothing, and see how it feels.
Naval Ravikant
- Happiness is often imprecisely equated with pleasure. The more sensible way to go after happiness and to define it is living in accord with your values. The Greeks had a word for it. They called it eudaemonia. From Steven Hayes on Big Think on 15:15–20:20
- Happiness is cannot be pursued directly, it is byproduct of dedication to something greater than onself. – Viktor Frankl
- What is happiness? The feeling that power increases—that a resistance is overcome. – Friedrich Nietzsche
Clearer thinking PERMA
PERMA questionnaire via Clearer thinking
This scale measures different facets of your wellbeing: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment (referred to as PERMA). These five components were shown to be crucial for human flourishing by Dr. Martin Seligman, founder of positive psychology, the scientific field focused on the factors that amplify wellbeing.
Related: Happiness Lab