What matters to you?
You’ll see 40 values one at a time. Keep the ones that matter to you, then narrow them down to five. About five minutes. We don’t track or store your answers.
What this is
Values sorting is used in approaches including acceptance and commitment therapy and motivational interviewing. There is no right set of five. The point is to notice what you chose, then compare it with how you spend your time and make decisions.
Your five may change over time.
Evidence
Controlled trials have found that short values exercises like this one can make a stressful situation feel less threatening, though the size of the effect varies a good deal and not every study finds it. One of the trials: Creswell et al. (2005), Creswell JD, Welch WT, Taylor SE, Sherman DK, Gruenewald TL, Mann T (2005). Affirmation of personal values buffers neuroendocrine and psychological stress responses. Psychological Science, 16(11), 846–851.
Because nothing is stored, closing or reloading the page clears your five. Copy the line at the end if you want to keep them.
If you want to talk about any of this
You can book a 90-minute first session with a licensed psychologist.