How to use Worthwhile

There are three ways to start using Worthwhile. The best option for you will depend on how much time you have, how clearly you already know which life area you want to improve, and whether you want the site to remember your inputs.

1. Browse a life area (5 minutes)

Start here if you already know which life area you want to work on – fitness, sleep, finances, relationships, or something else. Each life area page shows how the general population fares in that area, the benchmarks that define each population percentile, and the most cost-effective interventions to help you improve. You can adjust which values matter most to you within a life area to re-rank the recommendations.

2. Take the prioritisation survey (5–30 minutes)

Start here if you’re not sure which life area to focus on first.

The prioritisation survey has three short stages. You can do all three or pick whichever ones suit you.

• Triage (5 mins) – flags acute issues that warrant attention before broader optimisation.
• Fundamentals (5 mins) – checks six upstream areas with broad cross-domain effects.
• Focus area (20 mins) – identifies a single life area to focus on first, based on what you value and where you currently feel constrained.

3. Track across all areas (ongoing)

Start here if you want personalised recommendations and a record of what you’ve already done. Sign in (top right) and the dashboard pulls together a single view across all 53 life areas: your highest-leverage opportunities given the values and constraints you’ve set, the interventions you’ve ticked off as already in place, and the areas you’re actively working on.

Worthwhile uses Clerk for sign-in. When you’re signed in, your inputs (assessment results, value priorities, and ticked-off interventions) are held on your Clerk account so they’re available across devices. Without signing in, your inputs stay only on the device you’re using.

What you’ll see inside a life area

• Values – the 3-5 priorities people commonly weigh in this area; you set how much each matters to you, which re-ranks the recommendations.
• Benchmarks – what each population percentile band actually looks like in practice.
• Interventions – evidence-based actions and habits that move you up. Each one shows expected benefit, time cost, and money cost, and is scored against the values you’ve set.

A few tips

• Start small. Focus on one or two life areas initially rather than attempting everything simultaneously.
• Treat the information as a general guide. The framework provides evidence-based starting points, but adjust specifics based on your circumstances and constraints.

For more on why the framework is structured this way, see the Overview. To understand the terms used on Worthwhile, go to Key Terms.