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Little Map · made in Taiwan

Psychology research, turned into maps where anyone can see where they stand

Short interactive maps that people in Taiwan use to take stock of themselves. A self-inventory tool, not therapy.

Made by Tzuang (Derrick) Peng

Tzuang (Derrick) Peng giving a talk about Little Map, holding a microphone, with the app projected behind him
  • Nearly 80interactive maps
  • 70,000+map sessions completed
  • 8,800+accounts (Nov 2026)
  • Aug 2026launched August 20
Try a map in English

What a map is

One construct per map. You sort, tap, or place, then see a picture of where you landed.

Tap a map to see its result

Example Values result: fifteen sticky-note cards in colored groups, with a count for each of six groups along the bottom.
Example result, made-up answersValues: The few things you care about most right now, laid out as the cards you kept.Try this map
Example Talents result: a grid of six boxes, from strong and wanted to weak and not wanted, each with a card count and three small icons.
Example result, made-up answersTalents: What comes easier to you than to most people, sorted into six boxes by how strong you are at it and how much you want to use it.Try this map
Example Interests result: a nine-sided radar chart with People as the highest area.
Example result, made-up answersInterests × meaning: Where you're willing to spend your time and why it pulls you in, across nine interest areas.Try this map
Example Burnout result: four gauges for workplace, the work itself, personal factors and relationships, with an overall score of 3.6 out of 7.
Example result, made-up answersCareer burnout map: Whether the drain comes from the organization, the work itself, your relationships, or your own life.Try this map
Example Attachment result: four relationships (partner, mom, dad, friend) placed on a four-zone chart and joined by a dashed shape.
Example result, made-up answersAttachment map: Where you land with different people, and how far apart those spots are.Try this map
What the English preview does and doesn't do
  • Most of Little Map is in Traditional Chinese. A few maps are translated, and you can try them without an account.
  • No account and no email needed.
  • Answers stay in the browser you used. Nothing is sent to a server.

Built on research

Most maps are built on published theories and studies, and say what hasn't been validated yet.

Read our stance on knowledge

The lines it holds

  • Consent comes first
  • Help is always on the page
  • No diagnosis
  • Not treatment
How each line works in practice
Consent comes first
Any map that touches emotions starts with informed consent: four statements, each checked separately, before the first question.
Help is always on the page
Those maps end every result page with help lines, folded but labeled for what they are.
No diagnosis
Interpretations never diagnose, never use clinical labels, and never make the decision for the person.
Not treatment
It is a self-inventory. It is not therapy or counseling.

Who made it

Tzuang (Derrick) Peng, founder and career advisor

Tap one to see what he brings.

Visual knowledge

Turns psychology research into clear, visual knowledge people read and share.

  • 15M+views on Threads
  • ~36,000Threads followers
  • 5,600+newsletter subscribers

Career advising

Helps people understand themselves and find a direction, one-on-one and in classrooms.

  • NCDACompleted NCDA career development training
  • 120+one-on-one career conversations
  • 10+talks and workshops, elementary school to university

Self-discovery tools

Designed and built Little Map on his own, after years of book clubs and courses.

  • 70,000+map sessions
  • 20+book clubs and online courses
  • 15+publishers worked with
Education and teaching background
  • Former special education English teacher at a middle school
  • MS in Psychology, Arizona State University (online, in progress)
  • BA in Applied English, National Taipei University of Technology

Where I hope this goes

I want to help people see themselves clearly, in a way that's easy to start, so they have more room left to live what they find.

Derrick
Tzuang (Derrick) Peng teaching in a classroom, microphone in hand, pointing at a projected slide on attachment styles while students watch
Why one visual place, and why slowly

Career anxiety and self-doubt are common, and there's no shortage of counseling, books, workshops and worksheets. What's harder to find is one place that makes reflection visual and easy to begin, and that people come back to as their lives change.

That's what I'm building Little Map to be: short visual maps for noticing, understanding and knowing yourself, so less energy goes into figuring yourself out and more of it goes into everyday life.

Getting to know yourself takes a long time. I believe that if something is worth doing, it's worth doing slowly.

What I'd like to talk about

  1. Self-help and human helpWhere does a self-help tool end and a real counselor need to begin?
  2. AI, privacy, and regulationFor AI-assisted career and mental health tools, where are the floors on privacy and regulation?
  3. Scales without normsWhen a scale is self-designed and has no norms, how should its reliability and validity be checked?

Get in touch

Email is the best way to reach me.

hi@lil-fulfillment.com