The Pursuit Of Happiness
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The following test is designed by psychologist Professor Ed Diener from the University of Illinois, which takes just a minute to complete. To find out how happy you are, just look at the five statements below and decide whether you agree or disagree using a 1-7 scale. Please be open and honest in your responding—remember your answers are totally private. Once you have answered all five questions press submit and we will calculate your score. You will then be able to read Professor Diener's analysis. Below are five statements that you may agree or disagree with. Using the 1-7 scale below, indicate your agreement with each item by placing the appropriate number on the line referring to that item. Please be open and honest in your response.
You May Get
The Happier
You generally are happy most of the time but you do have some moments where you're not so happy. You may have moments of disappointment. People let you down or someone criticises you and you may take it to heart.
Do's
Keep up that good perspective
Look for ways to improve your perspective
Help others to be more happy and be empathetic to others who are not happy
Dont's
...Lose heart when things are against you
...Judge others who are negative. They may been going through a rough time.
Happy Enough
You are happy a good bit of the time but you also are unhappy. You are swayed by circumstance a lot. When things are going your way life is sweet. But too often you get bogged down in things you can not control.
Do's
Optimise the moments you are happy
Focus on things you can control
Expect problems in life and in fact enjoy facing problems
Don't
...Focus on the things that are out of your control
...Expect life to be a bed of roses
...Magnify the bad and minimise the good
Not So Happy
Life gets to you most of the time and you react to too much. You can be happy doing the things that make you feel better. You are sometimes very heavy to be around and you often are negative about life. You focus on things that bring you down and may hang out with people who are toxic and make your thinking negative. You are quite cynical about people and life and you can leave a bad feeling and people may avoid you because of it.
Do's
Sit down and ask yourself 'Would I like life to better?' Or 'Is this what I really want in life?'
Look out for people who can help you improve your mindset
Get help from a coach or someone who can navigate you to a better mindset.
Don'ts
...Apply negative thinking to anything and anybody
...Think the world is rotten and that life isn't fair
...Be around people who make you think negatively
Least Happy
You look at things negatively all the time. Nothing works. Everybody is against you and no one should be trusted. You may have had many bad exepriences and you have been damaged emotionally. The world is black and white and life sucks and you take it out on others. You may be a drain around other people and you may bring other people down. You have negative energy and feed off other's negativity. You are happy when someone you don't like has made a big mistake and you are jealous when they are successful.
Do's
Look in the mirror and see yourself for what you really are and life as something more beautiful
See the negative outcomes in your life as your own responsibility.
Ge help and work on improving your mindset.
Don'ts
...Looking for the negative all the time
...Thinking the worst in people and circumstances
...Using your negativity to bring others down and spoiling others fun.
The Happiest
You are the happiest person in the world. You are insufferable. People are so jealous of you. You are just far too happy and people find your smiling sickening. You need to smile less and be a little more grumpy. Not everything is wonderful you know.
But really you are quite amazing. I wish I was like you. You really motivate everyone around you and you are a delight to be around.
Dos
Keep up that enthusiastic positive spirit.
Help others to learn your secrets.
Use that positive energy to optimise your goals
Don'ts
...Be insensitive to those who are not so happy
...Judge others who are not as happy as you
...Be unrealistic and make decisions based on your positive energy
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Questions and Answers
- 1.In most ways my life is ideal
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- 2.The conditions of my life are excellent
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- 3.I am satisfied with my life
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- 4.So far I have gotten the important things I want in life
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- 5.If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing
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