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Exercise9 minSubjectiveCompassion

What works and what chafes

Go through a few areas of your life and see how they work in everyday life, without anything having to be a shortcoming. Then choose one thing that can become a little easier.

The path

How it works

  1. Where life is happeningList
  2. How does it work in practice?Rate
  3. What holds and what chafesChooseWrite
  4. One thing that can get a little easierWrite
Quality of life is your own assessment of how life is working, not a competition. Start by pointing out a few areas. You can use some of the suggestions: health, home, money, relationships, work or studies, leisure.

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The evidence

Why does it work?

Life-area rating builds on measures of subjective well-being in which people assess satisfaction within sub-areas of life, for example the Personal Wellbeing Index in Cummins, Eckersley, Pallant, Van Vugt & Misajon, 'Developing a national index of subjective wellbeing: The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index', Social Indicators Research 64, 159–190 (2003). The exercise is a reflection exercise and not a validated measurement instrument; it gives a snapshot that shifts with your current form, and it does not replace contact with healthcare for prolonged low mood.

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