# Life score **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 2, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881 "2018-03-02T12:54:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/1 "2018-03-02T12:54:04Z")
So if They were keeping track, what would be your score in life (so far)? ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/2 "2018-03-02T13:09:19Z")
I guess it would depend on the metrics used to determine a score. On a scale of one to 10. Happiness 9, health 9, relationships 3, financial success 6, creative expressiveness 8, social fulfillment 6, experiences/ sophistication 4, education 4, Overall I would give myself a 7. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/3 "2018-03-02T13:17:52Z")
I added it all up and got the square root of W. Not sure what that means… ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/4 "2018-03-02T13:20:28Z")
42 ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/5 "2018-03-02T13:26:44Z")
It’s difficult to quantify something that is so subjective but, in general, I have an 8/9 feeling about it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/6 "2018-03-02T13:51:46Z")
42 ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/7 "2018-03-02T14:15:51Z")
That depends. What metrics are we using, here? Are you asking us whether we’re happy with our lives? I think mine is going surprisingly well, though there are parts I’d like to improve. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/8 "2018-03-02T14:16:41Z")
73 ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/9 "2018-03-02T14:27:54Z")
I’m waiting for the end to get a more accurate average. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/10 "2018-03-02T14:30:39Z")
“Developer” I know some cheat codes, and I prefer to test and debug the more obscure potentials. My score doesn’t count. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/11 "2018-03-02T15:16:40Z")
Threeve. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/12 "2018-03-02T15:43:42Z")
11 ---
**Author:** ![Borborygmi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/borborygmi/32/217_2.png) [@Borborygmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borborygmi)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/13 "2018-03-02T15:45:47Z")
I am in a tie for first. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/14 "2018-03-02T16:09:57Z")
My dogs give me an A+ but my mother thinks I’m more of a B. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/15 "2018-03-02T16:18:40Z")
Well, I’ve outlived my parents, their parents, and even _their_ parents. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/16 "2018-03-02T16:32:18Z")
42 + 17i (I am quite complex). ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/17 "2018-03-02T16:41:27Z")
“Meets Expectations” ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/18 "2018-03-02T21:09:48Z")
24 to 7 ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_blistering_barnacle/32/3386_2.png) [@Blue\_Blistering\_Barnacle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Blistering_Barnacle)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/19 "2018-03-02T21:13:10Z")
“Present!” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881/20 "2018-03-02T21:18:04Z")
I have three kids so on an evolutionary basis I’m in front. On a socioeconomic basis the jury is still out. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-score/809881.md?page=2)