Happiness Quiz Kenny’s Results

 

 

Kenny’s quiz score 42 points.  This was harder that I thought. My number does not affect your number.  You don’t have to agree with me as long as the questions you choose bring happiness into your life.

 

Below are my choices and why I chose them.

 

 

Let me start out by saying there are no right or wrong answers to this quiz.  The most important part in taking this quiz is to consider your answers, make sure they are your answers, make sure you aren't choosing answers because you think that is the answer I would have picked and make sure you aren't choosing answers because you think others would approve of your answers.

 

The bottom line is to choose answers that you truly believe make you happy. When done, add up your score points. My blog after this one will give you my score and take you through my reasons for making the selections I chose.

 

This is a have fun effort, don't make it too serious.  Just enjoy the process.

 

There are just two choices in each section. The first choice gets one point if you choose the second choice it counts two points. More points is not the goal. Less points is not the goal. They are just points that get totaled at the end of the quiz.

 

 

1.    Are you happy making $100K a year

2.    Would you prefer to make $150K a year

There has to be something weird going on in your head if you rather make $100K/year instead of $150k

 

1.    Would you prefer to have a job you like that makes $100K per year

After taxes it just is not worth the extra $50K if you are going to be less happy in your job.

2.    Would prefer to have a job that isn't as much fun, but pays you $150K per year

 

1.    Do you live in a place that makes you happy

I can afford a bigger place, but I love my current place and I have money left over to go to Vegas 7 times a year. That makes me happy

2.    Do you live in a place with a lot of space, but not in the neighborhood you would prefer

 

1.    Do you like to hug and get hugged

I’m big on hugging. Showing my emotions via a great hug with someone I care for makes me happy. If I get hugged back that the cherry on the cake

2.    Do you prefer to avoid all this hugging stuff as long as you know your friends like you

 

1.    Do you change your car every three years or less

2.    Do you keep your car as long as it rides great and look good

I have a nice inexpensive car that gets me where I want to go with great gas millage. I just don’t believe I’ll be any happier if I spend twice or three times as much for a car

 

1.    Does your car have some other meaning to you other than getting you from place to place

2.    Is your car all about comfort and reliability

Comfort and reliability is my focus when buying a car. The car itself has very little meaning to me other that I can trust it will get me to where I want to go. I’ve tried the other approach with bad results (see my blog called “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep.”)

 

1.    Will you sacrifice savings and other things to have a home (apartment) or car that makes you feel good when others visit or ride in your car

2.    Do you stay in a home (apartment) and drive a car you can afford and still have a little more left to do other things

I believe the people who come to visit me or ride in my car are doing so because they want to be with me. I’m the prize not my home or car.

 

1.    Do you like having lots of friends and acquaintances

2.    Would you prefer to focus only on the friends that you know care for you

I love meeting new people and enjoying their company, however “friend” has a deeper meaning to me. I want to be with people I can share my life with not just talk about who won the basketball game. Acquaintances are interesting and their view of life is interesting, but they are just acquaintances not true friends

 

1.    When asked, do you always say what you want

It took me 40 years before I realized I can control my happiness by asking for what I want. Putting all decisions into someone else’s control is not going to always make me happy. Asking for what I want is the path to happiness. I’m sure I won’t always get what I ask for, but I took the time to think about what I want and let the people who are asking know what I want.  Remember “asking” is not “demanding.”

2.    Would you prefer someone else make the minor decisions

 

1.    When you get angry with someone or yourself does it last more than a week

2.    When you get angry with someone or yourself does it last less than two days

Again it took me 40 years to realize life is short and holding on to anger, frustration or resentment will never lead to my happiness. The faster I get over it the sooner happiness puts a smile on my face. Being right is a bad excuse to hold on to anger.

 

1.    Do you like yourself just the way you are

2.    Are you willing to take action, risk, change to correct the things you don't like about yourself

Although I do like myself the way I am, I realize I still have things to work on. Fixing those things builds even more happiness in my life. Life is a journey not a destination. Learning and growing enhances the journey.

 

1.    Do you really believe that by giving positive energy out to the Universe, you will eventually get positive energy back

I truly believe giving positive energy out to the Universe will bring me more happiness.  This is not a religious thing. The Universe is not GOD. The Universe is the world we live in. When I give something positive to a friend who is not happy, I truly believe my positive energy will eventually help that friend find happiness. If they do find that happiness, I become even more happy

2.    Do you believe that the Universe has no effect on your life and happiness

 

1.    Do you believe in a supreme being having a hand in your life and happiness

2.    Do you believe you have control of your happiness and believing in a supreme being won't change anything

This is a touchy subject for some. I truly believe that believing a supreme being who I can’t see, touch, smell, etc. has control of my happiness is just not true. When things are going badly, saying: “It’s GOD’s will,” is anti-happiness. Praying to a supreme being with the hope she will fix the problems in your life is anti-happiness. Believing in faith is anti-happiness.  I realize my words won’t sit well with some of you, but the more you count on the outside world making you happy the harder it will be to find the happiness you deserve. Read my Blog “Is It Faith Or Does Shit Just Happen.”

 

1.    Are you willing to give up your lifestyle and maybe lose some friends and family to create the happiness you have been missing

I did and it eventually worked out well for me. I did go through a long rough patch, but it worked out for the better not just for me, but the other people involved. One thing I was sure of was that if I didn’t make these changes I wouldn’t be writing about happiness today.

2.    Do you believe you don't have control of your happiness and therefore why give up anything to get the happiness you are missing

 

1.    If you believed divorcing a spouse or a friend would enhance your happiness would you do it.

I did it twice and now I’m your happiness blogger. These are very tough decisions in anyone’s life. Don’t make a knee jerk reaction to any one event. Think it through. Try to do everything you can to fix the situation. However, your body will know when enough is enough. When it does, have the guts to make the necessary change for your happiness. Remember: “If you make more right decisions than wrong decisions in life you will be a happier person. However, NO decision IS a wrong decision.

2.    Do you prefer to live with a spouse or friend even if they make you unhappy because you hope they will change in the future

 

1.     Are you excited as to what the future will bring

I am excited about the future. I look forward to the future. I believe the future will bring a lot of fantastic new things that will enrich my life. My only problem with dying is that I won’t get to see it all.

2.    Do you believe the future will possibility bring bad news

 

1.    Is security happiness

2.    Is happiness, happiness

Security is happiness, but it is only one bite of the apple. Happiness involves many, many things that you have control of. Therefore, when you are happy, happiness is happiness.

 

1.    Do you make contributions because you believe it's the right thing to do and it makes you feel good

2.    Do you only make contributions to charities you have a passion for

Just giving to lower your taxes or because a friend asked you to give or the person at the supermarket asked you to give or the person ringing a bell outside a store asking you to give is not happiness. Happiness is giving to someone or some group you truly believe will effect change. Being involved (your personal time) in that person or group’s work will bring you even more happiness than just giving money.

 

1.    Do you give money to people that hang out on street corners asking for money

2.    Do you ignore these people

YES. Sorry to be so cold, but I grew up with nothing. Having food to eat, air to breathe and shelter was all I need to sustain me. Unless these people are mentally ill, they can have food to eat, air to breathe and shelter if they want it. It’s just easier to beg for it than work for it.

 

1.    Do you wake up with a positive attitude toward the day to come

Again it took me 40 years to see the world this way. I was so caught up in the problems the new day was going to bring; I didn’t take the time to think about all the good things today would bring. If it turned out that the only thing that was going to make me happy that day was lunch, my first thought when I woke up was the great hamburger I was going to have that day.

2.    Do you wake up thinking about all the things you have to get done that day

 

1.    With all is ups and downs do you still love life and want to live as long as you can

Life is amazing. Life is unpredictable. Life is scary. Life is rewarding. Having the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat is you living life. Not being out there to see and feel the ups and downs is not getting the most out of life. Not getting the most out of life is not getting the happiness you deserve.

2.    Would you prefer to limit your life so it won't get to scary and complex and by doing so you feel you will live much longer

 

1.    Do you really care what the outside world thinks about you and your choices in life

NO I don’t. It took me 40 years to say those words. I believe the outside world wants me in their life. I make them happy. I don’t need them telling me I’m good enough because I now believe I am good enough. I expect the outside world to love me just the way I am because just the way I am is pretty dam great.

2.    Would you prefer the outside world accept, love and respect you

 

1.    Does the way the outside world treats you have a significant effect on your happiness

2.    Can you love, respect and accept who you are even if the outside world thinks you're screwing up your life

Everyone likes to be loved. Should the outside world give you that love and respect that is a bonus not a requirement. If you don’t love and respect yourself the outside world will notice and that will just make it harder for you to find happiness. You are in control of your love of life, love of yourself, trust of yourself and respect of yourself. The outside world is going to do what it needs to do. You can’t control what it will do, but you can control what you do.

 

1.    Are you willing to love yourself just a little more than anything or anybody else in this whole world

Again this took me 40 years to accomplish. I truly believe that when I love myself just a little more than anything or anyone else I have so much more to give the ones I’m putting in second position. The people I want to be with get happy when they feel my love and happiness. Putting yourself in second position, loving others instead of yourself will eventually create resentment. You’ll always feel you are giving more than you are getting. It is not selfish when your spouse asks you which steak you want and you say the best one because I deserve it.

2.    Do you believe that if you love yourself just a little more than everybody else you are being selfish

 

1.    Can you accept a job you hate because it gives you other resources to do the things that makes you happy after work

I have always said that job is either the end or a means to an end. Seeing your job as a trap you can’t get out of. Seeing your job as something that sucks the happiness out of you is never going to lead you to happiness. If you are one of the lucky ones that have a job you love, that great. If you are someone who has a job you don’t like, focus on the fact it is a means to an end. That end might be the money it gives you to be able to do the things out of work that make you happy. That end might be the learning you are getting that will allow you to get a better happier job in the future. Only focusing on the negative of that job will hold you back. See this unhappy job as a stepping stone to your future happiness. By doing so, you will spend your day at the lousy job with a smile on your face.

2.    Is your dislike for you job so much that you have accepted being angry and frustrated about it rather than take the risk to quit.

 

1.    Does drinking and/or doing drugs make you happy

I’m already happy. Having my glass of scotch at 5pm is my reward for the day. I don’t abuse it – I just enjoy it. I don’t have to have it to be happy because I’m already happy. It’s just one more happiness thing that enriches my life.

2.    Does drinking and /or doing drugs remind you about how unhappy you are

 

1.    Do you worry about your health to a point that you stay on a diet you don't like or give up doing anything fun that might negatively affect your body

This was a tough choice. I do care about my health and am willing to make sacrifices to keep a sound mind and body. Am I nuts about it – no. But, I do believe that a good diet and exercise will not only let me live longer, but I will live longer with a good quality of life.

2.    Do you disregard your body to a point that you don't care what you eat, don't exercise and believe nothing really bad is going to happen to you

 

1.    Are you willing to give something back to your body and mind so you will have the best quality of life you can get

YES, I work out four times a week. I eat a healthy diet. Do I cheat on my diet – absolutely. However, my goal is not just longevity it’s the quality of the years I have on this earth.

2.    Do you believe no matter what you do to your body or mind will not change your lifeline 

 

1.    Do you believe this quiz is bullshit and has no impact on your happiness

2.    Do you believe this quiz is something to consider on how you run your life and control your happiness

I wrote the quiz so I would be very stupid to say I don’t believe the answers to these questions could have a profound effect on people’s happiness.

 

Remember, happiness is the goal of this quiz and the goal of your life