The digital atelier contributes to the development of emotional intelligence with the help of mathematics, ICT tools.

1. Understanding emotions...

2. Alfred & Shadow - A short story about emotions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJOjpprbfeE

3. Understand the role emotions play
Emotions are incredibly important for our survival, our ability to thrive, and our ability to
make good decisions. The idea that there is a dichotomy between emotion and reason is
false. The way in which emotions can be seen as important for survival is best illustrated
with an example:
Imagine you woke up one day and you didn't feel embarrassed or have any sense of
shame or social anxiety. You generally did not care at all how you acted in front of
other people. Chances are, you would lose all your friends if you didn't care at all about
how you acted around them. That is to say the emotions, are very important for
our getting along with others and ultimately our survival.

4. Emotions can motivate us to take action

5. Emotions help us survive, thrive, and avoid danger

6. Emotions can help us make decisions

7. Emotions allow other people to understand us

8. Emotions allow us to understand others

9. Few basic things about emotions
Emotions come and go. Most of us feel many different emotions throughout the
day. Some last just a few seconds. Others might linger to become a mood.
Emotions can be mild, intense, or anywhere in between.The intensity of an
emotion can depend on the situation and on the person.
There are no good or bad emotions, but there are good and bad ways of
expressing (or acting on) emotions. Learning how to express emotions in
acceptable ways is a separate skill — managing emotions — that is built on a
foundation of being able to understand emotions.

10. Why are emotions important?
The emotional pain is registered in the
same areas of the brain as the physical
plain.
The reminiscence of the emotional
pain causes more pain than the
reminiscence of physical pain.

11. The following are a few examples of the methods
people use to avoid feeling their emotions.
Ignoring your feelings
Pretending something hasn’t happened
Eating foods loaded with sugar and fat
Excessive drinking of alcohol
Excessive use of recreational drugs
Using prescription drugs such as tranquilizers or Prozac
Any type of compulsive behavior

12. The following are a few examples of the methods
people use to avoid feeling their emotions.
Always keeping busy so you can’t feel
Constant intellectualizing and analyzing
Excessive reading or TV
Working Excessively
Keeping conversations superficial
Burying angry emotions under the mask of peace and love

14. Practice
Notice and name your
emotions. Start by just
noticing different emotions as
you feel them. Name them to
yourself. For example, you
might say, "I feel proud" when
a class presentation goes well,
"I feel disappointed" at not
doing well on a test, or "I feel
friendly" when sitting with a
group at lunch.

15. Practice
Track one emotion. Pick a familiar
emotion — like joy — and track it
throughout the day. Notice how
often you feel it and when.
Whenever that emotion shows up,
you can simply make a mental note
to yourself or jot it down in a
journal. Notice where you are, who
you're with, and what you're doing
when that emotion is present. Note
whether the emotion is mild,
medium, or strong and if it has
different intensities at different
times.

17. Practice
Keep a feelings journal. Take
a few minutes each day to write
about how you feel and why.
Journaling about your
experiences and feelings builds
emotional awareness. You
also can express an emotion
creatively. Make art, write
poetry, or compose music that
captures a specific emotion
you're feeling.

18. Moodtrack Diary

19. Make a habit of tuning in to how
you feel in different situations
throughout the day. You might notice
that you feel excited after making
plans to go somewhere with a friend.
Or that you feel nervous before an
exam. Simply notice whatever
emotion you feel, then name that
emotion in your mind. It only takes a
second to do this, but it's great
practice. Notice that each emotion
passes and makes room for the
next experience.

20. Share your feelings with the
people closest to you. This is
the best way to practice putting
emotions into words, a skill that
helps us feel closer to friends,
boyfriends or girlfriends, parents,
coaches — anyone. Make it a daily
practice to share feelings with a
friend or family member. You
could share something that's quite
personal or something that's
simply an everyday emotion.