I'm fine, you're fine... but are you really? Make it about the percentage.
A while ago a friend of ours came up with the idea of answering the question, 'How are you?' with a percentage. It happened after he spent the evening with a friend and the next day that friend took his own life. The previous day he'd been 'fine'.
But obviously he wasn't.
By answering the question with a percentage instead of the polite 'fine' answer, we can be honest and spark the conversation if we're not feeling over 50%. Plus the more we do this, those we speak to may take on the habit as well.
That is a wonderful idea, although the sparking of it was a beyond-dismal reason. So much of what we show to others can be far less than 'fine', and the percentage thought is a good one. The contrast in your page speaks of the full range of feelings encompassed in that word.
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