Free 2-minute energy check

How many spoons do you have today?

“Spoons” are a way people with chronic illness describe limited daily energy. Answer six quick questions to estimate how many of a 12-spoon daily budget you have available today.

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Today’s check-in

Tell us what energy feels like for you.

Choose the answer that best fits today—not your best-ever or worst-ever day.

How old are you? Optional context How much energy do you have right now? How much can you do before symptoms make you stop? How restorative was your most recent sleep? After activity, how long does it usually take to recover? How much brain fog or trouble concentrating do you have?

What tends to drain your spoons? Choose any

Physical activityMental effortSocial activityPain or other symptoms

Why spoons?

A human way to talk about limited energy.

Spoon theory uses spoons as units of energy available for everyday tasks. Different activities can cost different numbers of spoons, and chronic illness can mean starting with fewer or needing longer to replenish them.

This check-in expresses your estimated available energy as part of a 12-spoon daily budget. Twelve is a helpful convention for this tool—not a clinical or universal standard.