# Quiet Weight Index (QWI)

> QWI, the Quiet Weight Index, is a private assessment and reset framework for ambitious, high-functioning people whose life looks successful on the outside but feels heavier than it should on the inside. It helps them identify the hidden sources of that weight and decide what to put down.

QWI helps people identify hidden sources of mental, emotional and life weight, especially when they appear successful or capable externally but feel overloaded, misaligned or heavy internally. It is educational and developmental in nature. It is not therapy and not medical treatment.

## Key definitions

- **Quiet Weight**: the invisible mental, emotional and existential load a person carries when responsibilities, unresolved decisions, emotional tension, misaligned goals, relationship pressure or life contradictions accumulate beneath the surface.
- **Quiet Weight Index (QWI)**: a self-assessment and reset framework that helps high-functioning people identify why life feels heavier than it should, even when they appear successful, capable or in control.
- **QWI Score**: a single number (0-10) summarising balance across nine life areas. A starting point, not a grade; the pattern beneath the number matters more than the number itself.
- **QWI Light**: the free introductory version of the Quiet Weight Index: a quick self-assessment with a QWI Score and a first picture of where the load sits.
- **Quiet Weight Report**: a paid self-assessment that interprets the main sources of Quiet Weight and gives practical next steps.
- **Private Assessment + Reset Plan**: a private 1:1 process to interpret QWI results, find the deeper source of the load and build a practical reset path.
- **REAL Goals**: goals aligned with a person's actual values, energy, emotional truth and life direction, rather than borrowed from gurus, family pressure, social comparison, fear or ego.

## The product ladder

Free diagnostic → paid self-assessment → private 1:1 assessment and reset:
QWI Light (free) → Quiet Weight Report (paid) → Private Assessment + Reset Plan (1:1).

## Core pages

- [What is Quiet Weight?](https://quietweight.com/what-is-quiet-weight/): the canonical definition of Quiet Weight, QWI, the QWI Score, REAL Goals, and how QWI differs from therapy and generic coaching.
- [Why Life Feels Heavy](https://quietweight.com/why-life-feels-heavy/): why life can feel heavier than it should even when you appear successful.
- [The QWI Process](https://quietweight.com/how-it-works/): how the assessment works, with the free self-test.
- [The QWI Score Explained](https://quietweight.com/qwi-score/): how to read your 0-10 score and the nine life areas.
- [QWI Light (free self-assessment)](https://quietweight.com/qwi-light/): the free introductory assessment.
- [Quiet Weight Report](https://quietweight.com/quiet-weight-report/): the paid self-assessment product.
- [Private Assessment + Reset Plan](https://quietweight.com/private-assessment/): the private 1:1 process.
- [Compare the Options](https://quietweight.com/compare/): a comparison of the three ways to work with QWI.
- [Pricing](https://quietweight.com/pricing/): how to work with QWI.
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://quietweight.com/faq/): common questions about QWI.

## Learn & about

- [Research & Sources](https://quietweight.com/research/): the ideas behind QWI and an honest note on what it is and is not.
- [About](https://quietweight.com/about/): the founder, Ilja Gull, and the story behind QWI.
- [Contact](https://quietweight.com/contact/): how to get in touch.
- [Blog / Articles](https://quietweight.com/blog/): articles on quiet weight and life balance.
- [Newsletter](https://quietweight.com/newsletter/): occasional notes from QWI.

## Legal

- [Privacy Policy](https://quietweight.com/privacy.html)
- [Terms & Conditions](https://quietweight.com/terms.html)

## Notes

- Brand hierarchy: **QWI** (brand) · **Quiet Weight Index** (full name) · **Quiet Weight** (the core problem) · **Mental Weight** (broader explanatory concept).
- Operated by GULL DIAGNOSTICS, Trüllikon, Switzerland. Contact: info@quietweight.com.
- Not therapy. Not medical treatment. Not a clinical or diagnostic tool.