Exercises about feelings

Exercises about emotions

Exercise # 1 How are you?

Ask a person “How are you?” Then listen.

Adapted from http://youtu.be/oc6Kx0igUus minute 11.

Exercise # 2 How did you feel today in which situations?

How did you feel? We tend to ask girls this question.

On the contrary, we are more likely to ask boys about tasks.

Example: What did you do today?

Should we start also asking boys how they feel?

Adapted from https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1918959132, location 700.

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Adapted from http://hmi.ewi.utwente.nl/verslagen/capita-selecta/CS-Zimmerman-Jurrit.pdf

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Exercise # 3 What emotional experiences did you have this week?

Please write down your emotional experiences from the past week. Go where your mind takes you. Don’t worry about making it perfect.

The point of this exercise is that those thoughts have now been taken from you to where you wrote your thoughts.

They are out of you. https://hbr.org/2016/11/3-ways-to-better-understand-your-emotions

Exercise # 4 How do you feel about [name of person]?

Ask a person how he/she feels about  person a,  colleague x,  manager y, or  customer z. http://www.strategy-business.com/article/11108?pg=all

High energy Angry

Alert Excited

Stressed

Happy

Sad

Satisfied Hopeless

Relaxed Tired

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Low energy

Adapted from http://hmi.ewi.utwente.nl/verslagen/capita-selecta/CS-Zimmerman-Jurrit.pdf

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Exercise # 5 How did you feel about being rejected?

Step # 1. 5 minutes.

Think about a time you were rejected, for example fired from a job or not greeted by people you know. Please write down what you felt in that situation.

I felt that.........

Step # 2. 5 minutes.

Please write down what you learned.

I learned that....... https://hbr.org/2016/11/3-ways-to-better-understand-your-emotions

Exercise # 6 What is your biggest fear?

Part 1: Ask each person in the group to write on a sticky note the biggest fear they have about themselves. Example: "I am afraid of being in big groups.“ Part 2: 3 x 1 minute.  Put on some music.  Ask people to put the sticky note on their chest and to go introduce themselves to another person. Example: "Hi, I am afraid of being in big groups.“  Ring a bell after 1 minute so people know when to change communication partner.  Do 3 rounds.

The exercise helps people to create more space to be themselves and tame their fears.

Adapted from https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1918959132 location 1350.

Exercise # 7 What would you most regret not having said?

If you were going to die today, what would you most regret not having said?

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1918959132 location 2450.