The ObservatoryBalance between positive and negative experiences
The overall emotional balance.
Questions to ask yourself
- 1In an ordinary week, which weighs more: the good or the heavy?
- 2Which recurring elements give the most plus?
- 3Which give the most minus?
- 4Do you notice the good moments while they're happening, or only afterward?
- 5How can you easily tip the scale a little in the right direction?
In the app, you rate the area 0–10, answer the questions, and watch how your answers shift over time.
Getting started
Article
Feelings are weather, not climate
A hard feeling often feels like a verdict on who you are. Usually it is something much less dramatic: information passing through.
2 min · Compassion
Exercise
Emotion journal
Put words to what you feel, notice where it sits in the body, and ask what the feeling is actually trying to tell you.
8 min · Compassion
Exercise
Do more of what works
Don't wait for the energy to come before the action. It is often the other way around.
10 min · Discipline
Exercise
3 good things
Write down three things from the day that went well, and consider what made them possible. The brain is trained to notice what works.
6 min · Compassion
Exercise
The map of what fills you up
List what gives you energy, rate it honestly, and see what actually stands out
8 min · Compassion