The ObservatoryYour stress level right now
Five questions that make a diffuse stress measurable — and point to where you can start.
How it works
- Body and headRate
- The fuelRate
Stress lives in several places at once. We measure them separately, because they respond to different things.
Self-assessment in 2 steps, about 5 minutes. Doing it is part of Premium, which you try free for 7 days with no card. With Premium your answers are saved so you can pick up where you left off and look back at what you wrote.
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Why does it work?
Perceived stress is closely tied to a sense of control and to recovery (sleep, breaks) — not just to the amount of demands. Measuring your own level makes it easier to meet. Source: Cohen et al., Perceived Stress Scale (1983); Lazarus & Folkman (1984).
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