Emotional vocabulary reflex game
Research shows that the greater your emotional vocabulary, the better you can regulate stress. This is because naming your feelings with precision helps the brain to distinguish one emotional state from another. That in turn reduces overwhelm and makes it easier to choose the right strategy to calm down.
But naming the feeling is just the start. If you can also identify an emotion’s intensity and whether or not it feels good, you’ll have a helpful toolkit to quickly turn down the dial on unwanted, difficult feelings.
Put your skills to the test and play my game below. It’s fun, fast and free!
Think fast!
Click as quick as you can to guess the vibe of each word.
We’ve got lots of words, so try a few times!
Geoff Crane designs research-backed tools to make so-called “soft skills” concrete, measurable, and deeply human. After more than two decades in industry and another decade in personal intelligence research and program design, his work now supports coaches, educators, and organisations that want to understand people more clearly and help them grow with care.
Curious about your own patterns of emotion, connection, and motivation? You can complete the MIPI Short for free on my home page and receive a brief feedback report to start exploring your personal intelligence.
