How Our Quizzes Work

People sometimes ask whether there’s a secret algorithm behind the results. There isn’t. Here’s exactly how it works, so you know what you’re getting.

How a quiz gets made

Every quiz starts with the results. I decide what the possible outcomes are and write a full description for each one first. If I can’t write something specific and kind about a result, it doesn’t go in.

Then come the questions. Each answer quietly points to one of the results, sometimes two. I try to write answers that all sound appealing, so you pick the one that’s honestly you and not the one that sounds “right”.

Before a quiz goes live I take it several times on purpose as different kinds of people, and I ask a few friends to take it for real. If everyone lands on the same result, or someone says “that’s not me at all”, I go back and fix the questions.

How the scoring works

It’s simple counting. Each answer you pick adds a point to the result it belongs to. When you finish, the result with the most points wins. If two results tie, you get the one listed first.

All of that happens in your browser. Your answers aren’t sent to me or saved anywhere, which also means that if you refresh the page, the quiz starts over.

What a result means

A result is a fun mirror, not a measurement. Aura colors, aesthetics and “which season are you” are not scientific categories, and I don’t pretend they are. The descriptions are written to be recognizable and a little flattering, in the same spirit as a horoscope.

Please don’t use a quiz here to make decisions about your health, your relationship or your career. For anything that matters, talk to a qualified professional.

Corrections

If you spot an error, or a quiz gives a result that makes no sense for the answers you picked, tell me. I fix mistakes as soon as I can confirm them, and when a quiz changes in a meaningful way I update the date at the top of it.

Ads and independence

The site earns money from display advertising. Advertisers don’t get a say in what the quizzes or results are, and I don’t write quizzes to promote products.