YOL YourOneLife 1.29.17

The app has received approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the regulatory body for higher education in India, which oversees approximately 12,000 colleges and serves over 7 million students. This acceptance positions AICTE to generate happiness rankings for each institution, allowing students to understand their standing among 7 million peers.

Although happiness can be a complex and abstract concept, this application utilizes an innovative approach by analyzing an individual’s mind-map and mind-share through their posted content on a timeline. When users update their timelines, they are prompted to identify which aspect of their life the update pertains to from various categories, including six mindful aspects (such as finances, health and fitness, family, documents, etc.) and six heartful aspects (like conscience, inhibitions, dilemmas, ambition, etc.). Regularly updated aspects are marked in green; those not updated for a week turn yellow, those overdue by two weeks turn red, and those inactive for over three weeks are marked in grey. This visual representation acts as a metaphor for life’s balance—akin to a home surrounded by 12 picket fences; any downed pickets may expose vulnerabilities.

The application addresses an important contemporary issue: stress stemming from an excessive focus on just one or two life aspects while neglecting others. In an increasingly digital world, individuals may become disoriented and unprepared when neglected areas spiral out of control.

This app transforms the experience into an engaging journey that motivates users to maintain updates across all life aspects represented by the color-coded system. In addition to mindshare functionality, it features two other notable tools: Mind-map and Happiness Index. The Mind-map quantifies the proportion of posts related to any specific aspect relative to total updates over a designated timeframe—for instance, if family posts account for 20 out of 800 total posts, it reflects only 5% of the overall mind-map. Meanwhile, the Happiness Index measures the discrepancy between anticipated happiness and actual happiness. Each morning, users are prompted with two essential questions: “How was your yesterday?” and “What is your forecast for today?” The difference between these responses indicates levels of stress or distance from happiness.

Ultimately, this app promotes a holistic approach to well-being as it acts like a balanced diet of essential nutrients necessary for nourishing all facets of human life. It aids users in assessing and aligning their personal lives across various dimensions.

Furthermore, YourOneLife operates as a secure application for institutions and ensures the integrity of ratings by filtering out random assessments from individuals.