How are you feeling today?
Explore the Emotion Wheel and decode your feelings!
What are emotions?
Zen Zone understands emotions as the psyche’s reactions to events, people, objects or surroundings. Emotions are experienced as strong feelings, usually accompanied by physical and behavioral changes in the person’s body. There are numerous different opinions, theories and studies when it comes to how emotions are defined and how many exist. Our team came across Robert Plutchik's theory and Wheel of Emotions, and found it to be extremely enlightening.
The Wheel of Emotions
Robert Plutchik, an American professor and psychologist, introduced an evolutionary approach for classification of general emotional responses. He recognized the existence of eight primary emotions:
joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, and anticipation.
Additionally, Plutchik developed the Wheel of Emotions, a conceptual tool that illustrates the intricate relationships between the emotions. The emotional states are organized akin to a complementary colour wheel, in pairs of opposites:
joy - sadness, trust - disgust, fear - anger, surprise - anticipation.
ZenZone created an interactive replica of the Wheel of Emotions, which you can find at the top of this page.
We encourage everyone to click or tap on any or all of the eight emotions and explore them further.
ZEN ZONE Wisdom Corner
Tired when the day just started?
Step outside for 5 minutes
- Slip on shoes and stand outside. Grab a jacket if it is chilly.
- Open up a window, sunshine and fresh air can be nourishing.
Brain fog bringing you down?
Listen to some music
- Music is a great way to lift the mood.
- Plug in some earphones and find a beat.
Feel others work more?
Being busy isn’t the same as being productive.
- Life is not a contest on who can so the most on the least amount of sleep and food.
- Go at your best pace.
Overwhelmed by involvements?
Take a moment to sit down in a quiet place.
- Schedule a time to sit undisturbed by devices to reflect on and define your priorities.
- It’s ok to say “No”, or “I can’t”.
Pressure can be motivating
But breaks can improve your work.
- Recognize the sign of negative pressure.
- Try to push through a panic attack might make you feel worse and reduce your work quality.
