Okay, so my physics teacher gave us this extra-credit assignment of constructing an equation to calculate the success in your life (bare with me, explaining this isn't the easiest thing in the world). Basically, what you do is think of 6 factors of what you think are key elements to your success in life (they have to be measurable quantitatively) and construct an equation out of them. The paper gives some tips such as: are the variables directly proportional to success, and if so, put it in the numerator. Does time matter? If so, divide by time. Is one variable twice as important as another? Multiply it by 2 then. Is the variable of exponential importance? Square it or cube it? Does a variable decrease your success? Subtract it? And the last part is kinda redundant and you don't really have to do it, but after you do all your calculations, you add in a life constant (L) that makes your equation equal 1 to give you a 100% success rate in life. SO, my example to clarify this up a little. S x L= [(B^5 x I^4) + (K^3 x H^2)] x($) ____________________________________ (t) B= books published I= Influences made in life K= number of kids H= number of husbands $=annual income t= years lived Heh i thought this would be interesting but i see this may get really confusing ^^"
I enjoyed this exercise. Had to write and rewrite my equation quite a few times. The hardest part was restricting myself to 6 variables. I figure success is personal happiness + happiness I bring to others. S = [(f - u)income + 365(S) + F^2] + P^3 f = # of days feeling fulfilled at work u = # of days feeling unfulfilled at work S = # of smiles per day F = # of family and friends P = # of people positively impacted by my life/actions income is annual So (f - u)income is to determine the impact of work on my happiness. If I spend more days fulfilled than unfulfilled, then my income will count towards my happiness. If the opposite is true, it will detract from my happiness. Smiles was the only easily measurable way I could think to quantify positive emotions (I like practical math, and so using a variable that would be difficult to measure felt pointless).
Coolio I like your equation! It's a lot like mine in retrospect. The foundation of my success is the number of impacts and lasting impressions I leave on people really, hence the number of books published and the number of influences made. The part about how many husbands and kids I have is pretty much for persona happiness. And the income part? Well, sometimes ya need money to help people right?
Hmm. I like exercises like these, always had a fondness for equations. W= Number of wives (I made this inversely proportional to success because I would think that as your total number of partners grows, your 'life success rate' goes down, haha. Unless you go somewhere where homosexual polygamy is legal... which is currently nonexistent. So, the best number is 1; can't have a denominator of zero, thankfully ) F= Friends made (&&&) $= annual income (hard to do without) t= years lived D= number of vacation days P= Patients/ victims saved SL= [F^3(P^5)] + [t(D^7)] + $ _______________________ W Mind if I share this exercise with friends? It was fun! :icon_bigg
Sorry, mines a bit difficult to follow, I think. SL= 1 / (1 / ([(I + E)T] / (H + 1)^2) - (1 / D)^0.5) I=Income (Set to $50,000 if a student) E=Times woken up energetic and ready for that day. T=Times someone you care about has said I love you. H= Times your heart has been broken. D= Days lived
