What’s Your Positivity Style? [QUIZ]
Find out how positive you tend to be, and how to up your smile factor.
Jul 12, 2016
Is the glass half empty or half full? Your answer to this quintessential question reflects your outlook on life in general, your happiness levels, your career success - and it may even influence your physical health. This quiz help identify where you fall on the optimism-pessimism spectrum, and gives personalized tips to bring more positivity to your everyday life.
You’re SUPER POSITIVE!
Woohoo! You totally aced this positivity quiz. Your optimistic outlook makes you a happy person overall - and it rubs off on the people around you, too. Research has found that being positive is great for your overall health and happiness - go you!
Let your positivity shine through to your TV choices with this handy guide: https://www.goodnet.org/articles/how-positive-media-make-us-better-people-ggsc
You’re WELL BALANCED!
Generally you see the glass as half full, but not all the time. You tend to balance positivity with a rational, measured outlook - even if it leaves you feeling a bit down sometimes. A positive outlook has been found to be one the strongest indicators of happiness.
Up your positivity-meter with these 5 language tips: https://www.goodnet.org/articles/5-tiny-words-phrases-that-transform-your-life
You’re POSITIVITY ROOKIE
While you’re a bit of a newbie when it comes to positive thinking, the good news is this skill can be learned! This article walks you through the only two things you need to know to create positive habits and change your life for the better: https://www.goodnet.org/articles/only-2-things-you-need-to-know-create-positive-habits
How do you usually feel at the end of the day?
Exhausted
Tired
Peaceful
You get 7 out of 10 on a quiz. How do you feel?
Pleased with yourself
A bit disappointed
Mistreated
How’s your mood right now?
Pretty good!
Eh…
Kind of annoyed about something that happened earlier.
Your to-do list is overflowing. How do you feel?
Motivated
A bit anxious but you can deal with it
Totally strung out
While out with a friend, your dinner order is taking a while - and you’re hungry! Do you:
Demand to speak to the manager
Ask the waitress how long it will be
Try to be patient and understanding
Are you happy?
Most of the time!
Here and there
Not really
When you have a hard day at work, how does the rest of your day usually look?
Fine - you shake it off the moment you walk out the door.
Okay - taking comfort in ice cream usually helps.
It’s a write off.
ELANA GOLDBERG , FORMER EDITOR IN CHIEF
As well as managing Goodnet.org, Elana writes happy headlines with a particular focus on yoga, meditation and family matters. She has a background in online journalism and web content.
