Happiness Quiz

From the desk of Anthony Buchalka

There are a lot of factors that can affect our level of happiness in life.

Are you wondering if you are happy in some or all aspects of your life?

Take the following quiz to help you find out. Are you game enough to find out the answer?

1. Your partner asks you if you want to go out to dinner. You,

a. tell him you are busy and don’t know when you can
b. react with enthusiasm and buy a new outfit
c. say yes, but postpone it until you have a fight

2. You decide you want to go away for the weekend. How does your partner react?

a. by informing you that he needs to work over the weekend
b. he surprises you with flowers and a plane ticket to somewhere exotic
c. shrugs his shoulders and tells you to do the planning

3. When making decisions, how involved is your partner?

a. not very, and sometimes you fight
b. very involved, she is very enthusiastic when making decisions
c. she gets involved only when it benefits her

4. How often do you go out on a date together?

a. never
b. all the time
c. at least once a week

Career

1. When it comes to your work, you generally

a. get sick thinking about it
b. look forward to waking up and going to work
c. feel indifferent

2. If someone at work is giving you a hard time you

a. react with indifference- you’ve given up caring long ago
b. take it up with your boss or feel motivated to solve the problem yourself
c. feel upset but don’t say anything

3. Is there something you’d rather be doing?

a. yes
b. definitely not
c. maybe

4. Do you like your boss?

a. I don’t like anything about my job
b. Yes.
c. I am indifferent.

Personal

1. Are you happy with the status of your love life?

a. No. You either don’t have a relationship or the one you have is not going well.
b. Yes, you are happily married or in a happy long term relationship.
c. No relationship at the moment, but it doesn’t matter.

2. How many close friends do you have?

a. 1 or 2
b. A lot
c. Just a handful

3. Are you happy with your living situation?

a. No. I wish I had something better.
b. Yes, I love my house/apartment.
c. There could be something better out there but this is fine for now.

4. Are you close to your family?

a. No- we don’t talk.
b. Yes- we’re all close.
c. I talk to them once in a while.

Financial

1. Are you in debt?

a. Yes
b. No
c. A little, but nothing I can’t handle

2. Are you living above your means?

a. Yes
b. Not at all
c. I splurge sometimes

3. Do your finances stress you out?

a. Yes, all the time.
b. No, everything is under control.
c. Yes, but only once in a while.

4. Do you invest your money or spend it?

a. I spend it all the time, and sometimes not wisely.
b. I always try to invest it and follow a budget.
c. I have a small amount of investments but nothing serious.

Health

1. Do you have any serious health problems?

a. Yes
b. No
c. I have a few minor complaints.

2. Are you overweight?

a. Yes, I am considered obese.
b. No, I am at a healthy weight.
c. A little, but only by about five or ten pounds.

3. Do you smoke?

a. Yes, I smoke a lot.
b. No
c. I do, but I am in the process of quitting.

4. Do you exercise?

a. No
b. Yes, I have a set routine
c. Sometimes

5. How are your eating habits?

a. I eat mostly junk food
b. I try to eat well and splurge only occasionally
c. I try to eat well but sometimes the urge to eat junk food takes over my day.

How Did You Go With The Quiz??

Let's find out…..

Depending on the answers you can use this quiz to assess your state of happiness and health in certain areas.

If you scored a lot of A’s, it means that you are not healthy, happy, financially secure, etc.

If you scored mostly all B’s, it means that you try your best to be happy, healthy and take care of your finances.

People who score mostly all C’s fall somewhere in between.

Hope that was a little revealing for you.

warmly,

Anthony Buchalka