Which source is closest to your own beginnings?
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Meaning & life direction
Reflect on your sense of meaning and direction.
30 questions · About 8 minutes
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WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER
A closer look at your patterns.
- Reflect on your sense of meaning and direction.
- Explore how closely your goals fit what matters to you.
- Identify a small step toward a more personally meaningful goal.
Your full reading explores strengths, areas that may take more effort, and practical directions to try. How these fit your life is something to reflect on, not a verdict about you.
Areas you will explore
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A different way to reflect.
This test is set as a river, from the source through rapids to the sea. The river is a metaphor: the current stands for the direction of your life and the rapids for what has thrown you off it.
Answer at your own pace. You can return to earlier questions before saving your reading.
A few questions to sit with
Examples from this test. Your answers are not collected here.
What did you want to be as a child?
I know what gives my life meaning
THE IDEAS BEHIND IT
Informed by research. Made for reflection.
Presence of and search for meaning (Steger MLQ), goal self-concordance (Sheldon), elements of ikigai.
These are original questions informed by these models, not the original validated questionnaires. The reading does not provide a clinical assessment or population percentile.
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How long does it take?
There are 30 questions. Allow about 8 minutes; your pace may vary. There is no question timer.
Are there right answers?
There are no right or wrong answers. Choose what best reflects your experience, rather than what seems desirable.
Is this a diagnosis?
No. This is a self-reflection tool. It does not replace professional advice, assessment or treatment.
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