Whats your HR?

Have you ever sat down and thought to yourself, "How happy am I with my life at this moment?". And if you did, how would you rate it from a scale of 1-10? This is a question that almost always pops up when my friends and I gather for late night conversations. And more often than not, its initiated by my close friend whose name resembles a citrus fruit.

But of course, its much easier said than done. You gotta count in lots of factors. Work, friends, hobbies, family, money and the whole jumble of things you might feel is important in your life. One person's priorities may lie in work, whereas some other person might value his family. Different people percieve happiness differently.

So how do we simplify it to a scale?

Well, first of all, list down your criteria for happiness and think about how each one will affect you. How sad do you feel when you don't achieve any one of those criteria? If you achieve something, how happy will you be? Try to put it all into the perspective of x/10, and add it all up.

Also, you have to look at it as a whole. Don't go saying, "Wah my boss fark me today dam kau man!" and bring the rating down to 6 from a 8 the day before. These everyday happenings are totally short term and shouldn't be affecting the equation. Instead, look at the job and the satisfaction you're getting from working the work you're working (eh?).

Got that? Hm... quite dense, aren't you? How do i know? Because if you weren't that dense, you wouldn't have to read this part of the article and just skipped to posting your HR in a comment.

Haha.. just kidding... really.

So think about it. Whats your happiness rating?

Me? I'm a strong 9.5. Come ask me for details personally.. haha! This is me signing off!