Computational Hedonism — the Whole Life Wealth calculator

The anchor

First, the number you already know.

How old are you? What do you earn a year? Pre-tax is fine. This is the scoreboard we're about to contradict — it is not part of your score. Where does your money live? Someone offers to buy one of your free evenings. They keep the plans, you work. What's the lowest you'd take? There's no market price for an evening of your life — so we use yours, and we'll say so in the result.

Agency — Time × Freedom

Whether you're free enough to spend your own time.

Hours of sleep a night Hours a week generating income Work plus commute plus the checking-Slack-at-dinner hours. Be honest. Hours a week of life admin Errands, chores, appointments, coordination, paperwork. Most people underestimate this badly — 10 to 15 is typical.

Could you actually… Not "in theory." This year, without wrecking anything.

Which of these bind you right now?

Vitality — range × runway

What your body and mind can actually do.

How's your health, honestly?

Physical things you actually do, currently Regular pickleball counts. Owning a bike does not.

Casually

At a real level

Deeply / expert

Things you used to do at a real level, but dropped Prior tennis counts, at a discount — it's cheaper to reacquire than to acquire. In how many domains could you hold a genuinely curious hour with a practitioner? Wine, jazz, carpentry, markets, birds — anything. Not small talk: an hour where they don't get bored. This one is experimental; skipping it is a legitimate answer.

Connection — the sleepover test

The bonds that make your life real beyond just you.

If you asked, how many people would come stay the night? Right now. Not at your funeral, not at your best — this week, if you asked. On average, how old are those friendships? (years) How many people do you see most weeks who could become real friends? Neighbors, the gym regulars, the other parents. The pool, not the catch. In the last two years, how many acquaintances became real friends?