would you trade lives?
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a profession in one country

life as a chef in France

1 stranger working as chef in France have shared an anonymous fragment of their life. Average happiness 7.0 / 10, average stress 8.0 / 10. 41% of voters would trade lives with one of them; 38% would not.

fewer than 5 fragments — averages may not be representative.

averages across this group

1
lives
7.0/ 10
happiness
8.0/ 10
stress
6.5h/ night
sleep
11h/ week
free time
$3,280/ month
avg income

how strangers vote on these lives

would trade41%
would not trade38%
unsure21%

34 voices

how this group feels to strangers

  • stable4
  • enviable2
  • lonely2
  • depressing1
  • exhausting1
  • meaningful1

one chef in France has shared an anonymous fragment of their life. the sample is small — read the numbers below as suggestive, not definitive.

asked whether they would trade lives with chefs in France, 34 strangers have answered. the result is split almost evenly: 41% would trade, 38% would not, 21% are unsure.

compared with chefs worldwide, chefs in France are happier by 1.0 points on the 1–10 scale and more stressed by 0.4 points.

compared with everyone else in France, chefs in France are happier by 1.2 points on the 1–10 scale, more stressed by 2.5 points, and less envied by 13 percentage points in the trade-or-not vote.

how this compares

  • vs all chefs globally
    happiness +1.0stress +0.4would-trade -3.0pp
  • vs all lives in France
    happiness +1.2stress +2.5would-trade -13.0pp

fragments