When the answer changes, the performance half is what moves
What changed when a person's answer changed between annual waves.
450 changes among 1,136 consecutive answer pairs, 2024–2026.
Performance half flips
Love & Perform ↔ Love & Struggle
52%
Moves to or from Neutral
45%
Jumps between Love and Dislike
3%
Attachment is the stable half: 88% of answers given from a love state
still love the job a year later. What flips is “able to perform it well.”
Source: Happily People Science, August 2026. 108 organizations.