User guide
Before you start, two minutes with this guide makes a big difference.
These aren't medical devices or screening tools for any mental health condition. If you're really struggling, please talk to a professional. In Taiwan, call 1925, free, 24 hours a day. In the US, call or text 988.
A note from me first
When I make these tools, I keep reminding myself of one thing: you're not here to collect an answer.
I think the most addictive part of a psychology quiz is that it hands you a label, and you feel understood.
But what often happens is that once you have the label and the result, you stop thinking about yourself.
A label can't sit with you while you decide. What really stays with you is the process of reflecting while you answer, the hesitation where you stopped, and the small realization each time: "Oh, so I..."
There's no rush. Go slowly. If you leave halfway, your progress is saved. A map's job is to show you where you are at any given moment.
I hope everyone can see their own road in Little Map.
Derrick, Little Fulfillment Project
Three steps to start
These maps aren't a course. Each one asks a different question. Pick the one that touches you most right now and leave the rest for later.
People who do every map in one sitting only remember "I finished," not "what I reflected on." We suggest a few days between maps, so there's room for it to mix with your everyday life.
Every result page lets you set a re-exploring day. The suggested gap differs by map: two weeks for ones that go with an action, three months for the big ones, and the card says why. On that day we email you to come back.
Self-discovery isn't an exam where you take it once and wait for results. It's more like turning on GPS: it only shows where you are right now. Today's answer is today's you. Try again after a while, and you'll see how far you've moved.
Where to start
If none of them fits, start with Vitality: five minutes, and when you finish it points you to the next map.
No sentence sounds like you? Find a Map has more, and you can search by what you're going through.
Find a mapA suggested order
There's no required order. Every map is complete on its own. But a few go more smoothly if you do another one first, and there's an easy place to begin.
If you're not sure, open the compass first: Vitality →Five minutes, 30 questions. It doesn't give you an answer. It shows where your state sits right now, then points you to which map to open next.Interests × meaning→Passion and focus
Passion asks you to lay out the projects in your hands and rank them. Without Interests first, step one is a blank canvas. Interests produces the six to eight things you do without tiring, which is exactly the material Passion uses.
Life goals climb upward, more abstract at every level. The line at the very top, "who I want to become," is nearly a distillation of your values. Do Values first and the upper two levels fill in much more easily.
Common questions
Honestly: just taking quizzes doesn't help.
What helps is noticing, plus acting on what you noticed. That's why every result page gives you one small thing to try, instead of a score and an ending.
It's also why we don't suggest doing many in one go. For this to help, do one, then try to notice and practice in the days after.
No. Each one is complete on its own, and you won't misread a result because you skipped another.
A few pairs go more smoothly if one comes first: Interests before Passion, Values before Life goals. The "suggested order" section has the details.
Your progress stays. On the same device you pick up where you left off.
There's no time limit and nothing expires. If you come back in three months, it's still there.
No. The gap itself is information.
There are a few possible reasons: you answered as "who I hope to be," which is common; you've changed lately and haven't noticed yet; or it was just how those few days felt. Which one fits is for you to decide by looking at your recent life.
If the gap bothers you, look at which questions didn't match, and start thinking from there.
It depends on the map. Self-compassion uses a licensed scale with published reliability and validity research for the original; the Chinese translation is ours and isn't validated yet. Most of the others are questions adapted from theory, or guided ways of sorting things out like Values and Passion. Little Map doesn't yet have an average score to compare you against, so maps with scores don't rank you against others.
What they share: these maps are inventories, not diagnoses. They help you see how you are right now. They don't tell you who you are, and they can't replace a professional assessment.
Not in this English prototype. You can finish every map you can try here without an account, and your results stay in this browser.
In the Chinese version, signing in lets you switch phones and keeps a record every time you explore.
Desktop tips
This only matters on a computer. On a phone, just tap the buttons.
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