![]() The better you become at identifying your own (and other people’s) emotions, the greater the likelihood that you’ll be able to navigate challenging situations.įor example, imagine you’re feeling ecstatic because you just got a promotion you’ve been dreaming about. You can use these emotion wheels to expand your vocabulary, and really tune in to the emotions you are experiencing. ![]() So, the broader our vocabulary, the more nuanced and comprehensive our experience of the world will be. How would they describe it to someone else? How would they put into words the concepts of electronics, telecommunications, apps, WiFi, internet, infotainment…? Heck, according to OECD information, only 12% of the population could read and write in 1820 ( source), so going back 500 years, there would be very few people who could even start to make sense of anything written, let alone a device that lets you communicate with friends or strangers on the other side of the world. Imagine travelling back in time 500 years, and showing someone a mobile phone. Why? Because the words we know literally shape our experience of the world. How many of them could you name? The more rich and comprehensive our emotional vocabulary, the better we can connect with, understand, and communicate our emotional experience. Being able to identify emotions is a key building block of emotional intelligence.Īccording to, there are around 34,000 human emotions (I’ve collected about a thousand of them in this post). ![]() An emotion wheel is a great visual aid to help us identify how we’re feeling, and also to expand our emotional vocabulary. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |