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Subjective well being (SWB) comes to mind but not sure if that fits your definition. There are many other similar measures, like the ladder question. https://e

• proc0 5y ago
  That looks statistical analysis of some kind, it gives this example: > the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, lowered emotional well-being by 74%. So it's not like it can assess this number for an individual, at least not without first comparing and contrasting it with every other person in some sample group. In other words, a true unit of happiness, would allow a completely independent measure of any one individual's current state of happiness. Imagine something like a thermometer for happiness, you point it at someone and it reads out the units of happiness (over-simplifying the application to make the point). Therefore we're not even close to knowing what this is or how to measure it, and the way we really communicate around it is by using our own subjectivity of it and making correlations.
  • ExtraE 5y ago
    I think that is more like saying the average height. The ladder question (a common tool for measuring SWB) is this: Please imagine a ladder with steps numbered from zero at the bottom to 10 at the top. The top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder would you say you personally feel you stand at this time? (ladder-present) https://news.gallup.com/poll/122453/understanding-gallup-uses-cantril-scale.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/122453/understanding-gallup-use... On which step do you think you will stand about five years from now? (ladder-future)