What Actually Matters to You?
Find the value quietly shaping your choices, energy and longing in this season of life.
Forty statements about what gives you energy, what you miss and what you protect — and the value quietly shaping your choices in this season.
40 questions · About 5–7 minutesOur estimate
Infeee Exploratory AssessmentWhat it looks at
A Values Compass for the life you’re trying to build. Ten value directions, each measured on its own. You’ll see which one your compass may be pointing toward in this season — never a type, a ranking of what’s better, or a verdict:
- FreedomSpace, autonomy and self-direction — the ability to choose your own path.
- BelongingConnection and emotional safety — being known and included.
- BeautyAtmosphere, elegance, sensory pleasure and emotional resonance.
- GrowthLearning, mastery, becoming — the sense of evolving.
- PeaceEase, quiet and a spacious, unhurried rhythm.
- SecurityStability, reliability, enoughness and a safe base.
- RecognitionBeing seen, respected, valued and taken seriously.
- TruthHonesty, integrity, clarity — saying and living what is real.
- ContributionUsefulness, service and impact — leaving something better than you found it.
- AlivenessAdventure, play, movement, novelty and emotional vitality.
What it does not measure
- It is not a personality test: it looks at what you are oriented toward, not how you function.
- It doesn’t measure how you make decisions (Decision-Making Style), what drains you (Energy Drain Pattern) or your self-worth (Self-Esteem).
- It isn’t a career test and doesn’t recommend jobs or a life purpose.
- It is not a diagnosis and not a fixed label. Values can shift across seasons of life.
- No value is better, deeper or more mature than another. A value that came through less isn’t missing from your life — it may simply have enough room right now.
- It isn’t a morality test, and it doesn’t compare you with other people. There are no percentiles or norms.
- It doesn’t tell you what to do. It names a direction you might explore.
What you’ll see
You’ll see the value your compass may be pointing toward — and any value close behind — with what it gives you, what happens when it has too little room, what it may be asking for, one gentle experiment and a question worth bringing to your AI Coach. All ten values appear on a quiet compass, without numbers.
Evidence and research basis
Infeee Exploratory Assessment
An original Infeee questionnaire grounded in published research, but not yet tested for reliability or validity. There are no norms or comparison groups.
How Infeee labels evidenceInfeee Exploratory Assessment: research-informed, not yet validated.
The statements, value directions and descriptions were written by Infeee for coaching reflection. They draw on research about human values, basic psychological needs and meaning, but no published questionnaire is used or adapted, and this assessment has not been validated.
These are new, Infeee-written statements. They have not yet been tested for reliability or validity, so treat the result as a reflection prompt, not a measurement.
With four statements per value, small differences between values don’t mean much. That’s why close values are shown together.
How you answer may reflect both what you value and what feels missing right now. Both are worth bringing to coaching.
Sources (11)
- Schwartz, S. H. (2012). An overview of the Schwartz theory of basic values. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2(1).Values as broad, trans-situational goals that guide what people choose — and the tensions between them.
- Schwartz, S. H., Cieciuch, J., Vecchione, M., Davidov, E., Fischer, R., et al. (2012). Refining the theory of basic individual values. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103(4), 663–688.A refined set of value types tested across many countries.
- Sagiv, L., Roccas, S., Cieciuch, J., & Schwartz, S. H. (2017). Personal values in human life. Nature Human Behaviour, 1(9), 630–639.How values relate to choices, behaviour and well-being — and how they differ from traits and attitudes.
- Parks-Leduc, L., Feldman, G., & Bardi, A. (2015). Personality traits and personal values: A meta-analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 19(1), 3–29.Values and personality traits are related but distinct: traits describe how people tend to be, values what they find important.
- Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2000). The “what” and “why” of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior. Psychological Inquiry, 11(4), 227–268.Autonomy, competence and relatedness as basic psychological needs.
- Sheldon, K. M., & Elliot, A. J. (1999). Goal striving, need satisfaction, and longitudinal well-being: The self-concordance model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76(3), 482–497.Goals that fit a person’s own interests and values were pursued with more effort and went with greater well-being.
- Sagiv, L., & Schwartz, S. H. (2000). Value priorities and subjective well-being: Direct relations and congruity effects. European Journal of Social Psychology, 30(2), 177–198.Well-being related to the fit between a person’s values and their environment.
- Wilson, K. G., Sandoz, E. K., Kitchens, J., & Roberts, M. (2010). The Valued Living Questionnaire: Defining and measuring valued action within a behavioral framework. The Psychological Record, 60(2), 249–272.Values as chosen directions rather than goals that can be completed — and the gap between what matters and how one lives.
- Martela, F., & Steger, M. F. (2016). The three meanings of meaning in life: Distinguishing coherence, purpose, and significance. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 11(5), 531–545.Meaning as coherence, purpose and significance.
- Diessner, R., Solom, R. C., Frost, N. K., Parsons, L., & Davidson, J. (2008). Engagement with beauty: Appreciating natural, artistic, and moral beauty. The Journal of Psychology, 142(3), 303–332.People differ in how much they engage with natural, artistic and moral beauty.
- Tsai, J. L. (2007). Ideal affect: Cultural causes and behavioral consequences. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2(3), 242–259.People and cultures differ in whether they most want calm or excitement.
About this topic
Values researchers describe values as broad goals that guide choices across situations, and find that some values pull against each other — such as security and novelty, or self-direction and conformity.
Values and personality traits are related but distinct: traits describe how people tend to be, values what they find important.
In one long-term study, goals that fit a person’s own interests and values were pursued with more effort and went with greater well-being — part of why this compass looks at what wants more room.
Some approaches treat values as chosen directions rather than goals you can finish, and look at the gap between what matters and how a person is living.
Sources (4)
- Schwartz, S. H. (2012). An overview of the Schwartz theory of basic values. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2(1).
- Parks-Leduc, L., Feldman, G., & Bardi, A. (2015). Personality traits and personal values: A meta-analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 19(1), 3–29.
- Sheldon, K. M., & Elliot, A. J. (1999). Goal striving, need satisfaction, and longitudinal well-being: The self-concordance model. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 76(3), 482–497.
- Wilson, K. G., Sandoz, E. K., Kitchens, J., & Roberts, M. (2010). The Valued Living Questionnaire: Defining and measuring valued action within a behavioral framework. The Psychological Record, 60(2), 249–272.
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Before you start
40 questions · about 5–7 minutes. This is a starting point for reflection, not a diagnosis. Your answers stay on this device.
Instructions
There are no right answers and no better values. Answer for your life as it is now: what gives you energy, what you miss, what you protect. Go with your first sense of each statement.
Answers
Strongly disagree · Disagree · Not sure · Agree · Strongly agree.
This is not a diagnosis, and not a fixed label. Values can shift across seasons of life. No value is better than another. Your result is a starting point for reflection.
Every statement needs an answer before your compass can be shown. You can go back to change an answer, or stop at any time — nothing is saved along the way.
This is a reflection tool, not a diagnosis. If you feel unsafe or need urgent help, contact your local emergency or crisis support service.
Ready when you are.
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