IV. Personal Analytics · Volume IV

A Bloomberg terminal for your own life.

Your personal analytics engine. Track sleep, mood, spending, productivity, and relationships — then surface the correlations and patterns hiding in plain sight. Built on the quantified-self movement, longitudinal self-tracking research, and behavioral measurement science.

6 Tools live
5 Tools in development
6 Validated domains
0 Data stored
§I. The Tools

Measure it, and you can change it.

The dashboard isn't another habit tracker. It is a longitudinal, correlation-aware instrument designed to surface the two or three variables that actually move your life.

Tool 001 · Flagship · Live

The Flourishing Index

An LBL-original 25-item assessment measuring 16 dimensions of human flourishing across two tiers — 9 core dimensions that drive a composite score and 6-archetype classification (including care-aware Adrift routing), plus 7 contextual dimensions that add an awareness layer. Synthesizes the Global Flourishing Study (Wave 1, 2025), Ryff's PWB model, Snyder's Hope Theory, and Ersner-Hershfield's future-self continuity work.

Foundation VanderWeele 2017 · GFS 2025
Method LBL-FI v2.0 (LBL-original 25-item, 16 dimensions)
Open tool
Tool 002 · Flagship · Live

The Attachment Style Decoder

Find your attachment style across two dimensions — Anxiety and Avoidance — and see your shape on a four-archetype quadrant: The Anchor (Secure), The Tide (Anxious-Preoccupied), The Island (Dismissing-Avoidant), or The Storm (Fearful-Avoidant). An LBL-original 20-item instrument grounded in the two-factor adult attachment framework (Brennan, Clark & Shaver 1998; Mikulincer & Shaver 2007), with the science behind each archetype and what helps you move toward earned-secure attachment.

Foundation Brennan 1998 · Mikulincer 2007
Method LBL-ASD v2.0
Dimensions 2 · 12 validated items
Open tool
Tool 003 · Flagship · Live

The Meaning in Life Questionnaire

A measure of how meaning is currently functioning in your life — both the Presence of Meaning (the meaning you have) and the Search for Meaning (the meaning you are looking for). Built on the validated MLQ (Steger, Frazier, Oishi & Kaler 2006, Journal of Counseling Psychology), with a 2×2 quadrant interpretation (Settled, Growth-oriented, Seeking, Disengaged).

Foundation Steger et al. 2006
Method MLQ (10 items)
Subscales 2 · alpha ≈ 0.86-0.87
Open tool
Tool 004 · Live

The LBL Depression Test

A validated 9-item depression screen with five severity bands, a sub-dimension symptom profile (cognitive-emotional / physical / pleasure-motivation), five research-grounded archetypes, and item-9 hard-escalation crisis support. Built on the Kroenke, Spitzer & Williams (2001) screener — the most-cited brief depression instrument in clinical practice, with over 100,000 citations.

Foundation Kroenke et al. 2001
Method 9-item screener
Bands 5 · alpha ≈ 0.89
Open tool
Tool 005 · Live

The LBL Stress & Burnout Index

A 16-item self-inventory (LBL-SBI v1.0) measuring perceived stress and personal burnout via LBL-original items aligned to construct anchors: the Perceived Stress Scale two-factor architecture (Cohen 1983) and the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory Personal Burnout subscale (Kristensen 2005). Unified 5-point Likert anchor set with 2-week reference period; both subscales scored on a 0–100 displayed scale; integrated archetype on a five-zone stress × burnout map; three-criterion care-aware escalation including an existential-weariness sentinel. Browser-local.

Foundation LBL-original, anchored to Cohen 1983 + Kristensen 2005
Method LBL-SBI v1.0 · 16 items
Archetypes 5 · stress × burnout map
Open tool
Tool 006 · Live

The LBL Loneliness Test

A combined 23-item screen pairing the validated 3-item UCLA-3 brief screen (Hughes et al. 2004) with the full 20-item UCLA Loneliness Scale Version 3 (Russell 1996). Three-factor decomposition (Intimate, Relational, Collective) per Hawkley, Browne & Cacioppo 2005, four severity bands, five archetypes mapping the felt-need profile. Both instruments are public domain. Browser-local.

Foundation Hughes 2004 + Russell 1996
Method 23-item combined
Archetypes 5 · three-factor map
Open tool
§II. Methodology

How Life Dashboard works.

Three commitments distinguish a real personal-analytics tool from a surveillance app that happens to charge you for access to your own data.

i.

Local-first, always

Your data lives in your browser or your own exports — never our servers. No accounts, no email harvesting, no advertising surveillance. The moment your data leaves your device, it stops being your data.

ii.

Validated instruments only

Where possible, we use peer-reviewed psychometric instruments — PHQ-9 for depression, GAD-7 for anxiety, WHO-QOL-BREF for quality of life, Subjective Happiness Scale. Not invented scales. Not personality quizzes. Real measurement.

iii.

Correlation over aesthetics

Most tracking apps optimize for a satisfying interface. We optimize for insight — finding the two or three variables that actually predict your mood, productivity, or health, and surfacing them above the noise.

§III. Continue Reading

Other laboratories in the publication.

LifeByLogic is organized into four labs, each focused on a different dimension of the examined life.

More evidence-based tools are in active development for this lab. Follow The Brain Matters to hear when they ship.

§III. Documentation

Read the methodology.

Each tool publishes its full methodology under its own page — the validated framework, the variables measured, the algorithm, the limitations, and the peer-reviewed references behind every claim.

FAQ. Common Questions

Frequently asked questions.

What is the Life Dashboard?

The Life Dashboard is a collection of personal-analytics tools for measuring wellbeing, life flourishing, and longitudinal patterns across the dimensions of a life. The flagship tool is the LBL Flourishing Index — an LBL-original 25-item assessment measuring 16 dimensions across 9 core and 7 contextual facets, with 6-archetype classification including care-aware crisis routing. Benchmarked against the Global Flourishing Study (200,000+ participants, 22 countries).

How is "flourishing" different from "happiness"?

Happiness measures momentary affect: how good you feel right now. Flourishing measures the longer-term goodness of a life: meaning, purpose, character, relationships, financial security, mental and physical health. The peer-reviewed flourishing literature treats these as multi-dimensional rather than collapsed to a single feeling.

What does the dashboard NOT do?

The dashboard does not diagnose mental health conditions, does not provide therapy, and is not a substitute for evaluation by a licensed mental health professional. It surfaces patterns from validated instruments for self-reflection. If you are in distress, please reach out to a qualified provider or crisis service. See our Disclaimer.

How often should I retake the assessments?

Most flourishing dimensions move slowly — on the timescale of months and years, not days. Retaking every 3–6 months is more informative than weekly. A single use captures a moment; longitudinal use reveals trends.

Are my responses private?

Yes. Dashboard tools run locally in your browser. Your responses are not transmitted to our servers. We do not store or sell your data. See our Privacy Policy for full details.