Improvement and Progress

Measure your Baseline Happiness

Your first “assignment” is to measure your current level of happiness using one or two validated psychological surveys. These scores will serve as a “baseline” of your happiness level at the start of this experience. At the end of this process, you’ll redo the survey to see if your happiness and overall mood have changed after doing these positive practices for several weeks. This process will help you understand your journey by giving you a point A and a Point B. In other words, you will be able to understand what your current happiness level is right now, how much room for growth you have, and whether you have changed over time as a result of applying the recommended changes. You may choose any option or any combination of options outlined below.

• The first option is PERMA (an acronym for Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment— the basic dimensions of psychological flourishing). The questionnaire is 23 questions and once you submit your responses, you will receive scores ranging from 0-10 for each pillar along with scores for overall well-being, health, and negative emotions.

• The second option is based on The Authentic Happiness Inventory. It’s a quick set of 24 questions that provides an overall measure of your happiness levels. At the end of the survey you will receive a score between 1 and 5 based on your responses. If you plan on using the ReWi app, please note that you will be prompted to take this survey during the app on-boarding process.

• The third option may be best suited for those who do not wish to take the online surveys for various reasons. In this case, you can ask yourself: On a scale of 1-5, how happy are you with your life right now? Your rating for this question can act as your baseline happiness metric.

Regardless of which option you choose, please keep track of your score and write it down somewhere you will remember for later.