Having meaning and looking for it are not the same thing
They are two separate dimensions, and they move independently of each other.
You can score high on both, low on both, or high on one and low on the other.
Your MLQ scores show you where you sit on each dimension, and which of the four meaning profiles you are living in right now.
Here’s your starting point to build a happier, more meaningful life
Relentless Seeker
You have found meaning and keep digging for more
Happy Homebody
You have found meaning and feel no need to look further
Hopeful Wanderer
You are searching hard and have not landed yet
Lost
in Place
You are neither settled nor searching, at least for now
What the quiz is, and what it isn't
A validated instrument from the science of meaning, not a personality quiz that hands you back what you already believe about yourself.
Two scores, and what they mean
How much meaning you have already found in your life
How actively you are searching for more of it right now
Which of the four meaning profiles you are in, and what that looks like day to day
An honest read on the strengths and the costs of your profile
A starting point for the longer conversation about what a meaningful life asks of you
Why the “meaning question” deserves a real instrument
Hi, I'm Arthur, professor, writer, and social scientist. I have spent most of my career studying the science of happiness, and the question I get asked often isn’t how to feel better. It is how to build a life that means something.
Most people carry that question around for decades without ever giving it priority.
This questionnaire will not tell you what your life means. No instrument can do that. What it can do is show you where you are standing right now, and which of the four profiles you are in. That is a useful place to begin.
— Arthur
