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Flourishing

"a state of living in which all aspects of a person's life are good"

Prof Tyler J. VanderWeele, Ph.D.

Director, Human Flourishing Program

The Framework

Six Domains of Flourishing

1

Happiness & Life Satisfaction

Our subjective experiences and evaluations about just how happy and satisfied we think that we are.

2

Mental & Physical Health

Generally being free from or successfully dealing with the various mental and physical ailments that may come our way.

3

Meaning & Purpose

How we view our individual purpose within the world as well as our greater sense of understanding of the meaning of it all.

4

Character & Virtue

Our individual character and virtue and in particular how we act towards ourselves and others.

5

Close Social Relationships

Our friendships, family, and relationships as well as having them be as satisfying as we would want them to be.

6

Financial & Material Stability

Whether or not we have to worry about safety, food, or housing as well as meeting our monthly living expenses.

Aurora
Interactive Assessment

The Flourishing Measure

Discover your flourishing potential through the official Harvard assessment.

Question 1 of 12Happiness & Life Satisfaction

Overall, how satisfied are you with life as a whole these days?

Not Satisfied at AllCompletely Satisfied
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Abstract Texture

"The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature."

— Joseph Campbell

Background
Practice

Exercises for
Growth

Cognitive
Cognitive Activity

Activities that require you to set aside time for sustained self-reflection and inquiry. Orient your mind to what is good in the past, present, and future.

Gratitude

Identify and write about three things for which you are grateful.

Weekly Practice

Savoring

Attend to, appreciate, and enhance positive experiences in your life.

Weekly Practice

Best Possible Self

Imagine your best possible self and write about who this person is.

Weekly Practice
Assessment

Measure Your Growth

Scientifically validated tools to track your progress and understand your unique flourishing profile.

Core Assessment

Flourishing Measure

The Flourishing Measure helps you to identify your level of flourishing across six domains: Happiness, Health, Meaning, Character, Relationships, and Stability. The questions are selected from empirically validated well-being literature.

12 Questions • 5 Minutes
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Comprehensive Analysis

Meaning Measure

The Comprehensive Measure of Meaning (CMM) incorporates philosophical discussion into psychology frameworks. It categorizes items in ways consistent with important distinctions derived from the philosophical literature.

Deep Analysis • 10 Minutes
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Emotional Awareness

Gratitude Measure

A simple survey that has been used across hundreds of research papers to distinguish gratitude from indebtedness and map the grateful disposition.

Short Survey • 3 Minutes
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Virtue Profiling

Character Strengths

Identifies the degree of twenty-four character strengths clustered around six virtue categories: Courage, Humanity, Justice, Temperance, Transcendence, and Wisdom.

24 Strengths • 15 Minutes
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Flourish on the Go

Take your well-being practice with you. Our mobile app brings personalized flourishing exercises directly to your pocket, with reminders, progress tracking, and offline access.

Reminders

Gentle notifications to keep you on track with your practice

Offline Access

Complete your exercises anytime, anywhere, even without internet

Activity Selector

Help identify useful activities to grow in your flourishing

Track your flourishing activities and progress