
The How We Feel Project
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The How We Feel Project
@HowWeFeel
The How We Feel Project is a nonprofit organization created by scientists, designers, engineers & therapists to help everyone better understand their emotions.


Emotional reactions aren't flaws—they're trauma responses: freeze, flee, appease, fight. After tracking my emotions daily for 1.5 years in *How We Feel*, I discovered this powerful truth: emotions are signals, not the enemy. Here are 5 transformative shifts I noticed:

Spotted: @HowWeFeel, created by @bensilbermann and team members @Pinterest + @drmarcbrackett and @YaleEmotion, turning 25 years of emotional intelligence research into a seamless product. Most mood trackers give you 5 emojis. They built a 144-word language using vocabulary as an interface. And integrated evidence-based tools, AI reflection partner, real-time friend sharing, and geometric shapes that reflect internal states.





Spotted: @HowWeFeel, created by @bensilbermann and team members @Pinterest + @drmarcbrackett and @YaleEmotion, turning 25 years of emotional intelligence research into a seamless product. Most mood trackers give you 5 emojis. They built a 144-word language using vocabulary as an interface. And integrated evidence-based tools, AI reflection partner, real-time friend sharing, and geometric shapes that reflect internal states.













