Immersion is contagious.  So is thriving.

The first and only neurologic measure of thriving was developed by my colleagues and myself at Immersion.  It is based on research my lab published showing that people who have a sufficient number peak Immersion moments a day are fully engaged in life.  As a result, they have positive moods and high energy.  

The magic number, the research discovered, was six.  Those who have six or more well-defined Key Moments daily are thriving neurologically and behaviorally. In short, they are doing cool things with interesting people.  That is why we called the free app we built that measures neurologic Immersion and automatically catalogs what and where you are having Key Moments is called SIX. 

SIX's neurotechnology show users their unconscious emotional responses to the experiences they have every second.  No interruptions or weird questions, just analysis of the signals coming out of the brain showing the neural value of experiences, often challenging experiences, that everyone needs to truly thrive.  In this way, users learn about their own desires and what they can do to thrive at work and during leisure.  

There is another reason the app is called SIX.  In fact, it is SIX's superpower.  Analysis of anonymous SIX data show that about 80% of Key Moments are social.  We thrive when we interact and engage with others.  Thriving is social connection.  

Your own happiness is, roughly, an average of the happiness of those with whom you interact.  How many people?  Six.  The superpower of the SIX app is adding your Inner Circle of six friends to see how many Key Moments you are having and vice-versa. SIX shows you when those closest to you are thriving or languishing.  SIX shows you when they need you to reach out—both when things are good and when they are not so good. You can send them an emoji right in the app so they know you are with them on their journey to thrive.

A friend of mine who works at a major tech company is in my Inner Circle. He is a very dynamic guy and regularly gets six to eight Key Moments every day.  I opened the SIX app on my phone recently and saw he only had one Key Moment.  The next day, only one.  On day three, when he was clearly struggling, I texted him to see if he was OK.  A family member had been injured and was in the hospital and he had taken off work to oversee his loved-one's care and recovery.  We found a time to talk by phone—which lasted an hour—and he told me how much it meant to him that I reached out.  Honestly, I would not have thought to check on him had he not been in my Inner Circle. 

The next day I saw he had three Key Moments.  I can't take all the credit, but I think I helped a bit.  That is the superpower of SIX.

SIX is free. Download it today from the App or Play stores and start living your best life.  And, help your Inner Circle do the same.  Maybe you can't make the entire world happy, but you can be a source of joy for your family and friends.