The Golden Mean
An ancient tool for diagnosing your emotional state of balance
Use the sliders to share how you are feeling right now. Balance lies somewhere in-between the two extremes, but not necessarily in the middle.
Courage is the first of human virtues because it makes all others possible. - Aristotle
Cowardly
Brave
Reckless
"A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal." - Steve Maraboli
Stingy/Miserly
Generous
Extravagence
Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.” – Salvador Dali
Sloth/Laziness
Achieving
No life but work
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.” – Mark Twain
Insecure/arrogant
Self-assured/confident/passionate
Narcissistic/Over-prideful
“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.” – Mark Twain
Lying or silence from fear or selfishness
Tactfully honest & communicative
Loquacity/Insensitive or arrogant loud-mouth
“A day without laughter is a day wasted" - Charlie Chaplin
Morose/addicted to self-pity & distractions
Laughing away challenges & practicing living in gratitude
Absurd/fleeing reality
“The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” — Elisabeth Foley
Arguing out of resentment or insecurity
Giving and receiving kindness/loving friendship
Flattery/placating out of fear or insecurity
“There is no difference between knowledge and temperance; for he who knows what is good and embraces it, who knows what is bad and avoids it, is learned and temperate." - Socrates
Self-indulgent/irresponsible
Practical wisdom/maturity/self-control/Work-life-health balance
Insensibility/stress-bomb/unforgiving of others
“As soon as anger knocks at one’s door, wisdom prepares to leave.” ― Pawan Mishra, Coinman: An Untold Conspiracy
Apathetic/no boundaries
Relaxed and at peace/Patient and understanding of others
Quick to anger and criticize/Stressed out
“Control yourself or someone else will control you" - Anonymous
Indecisiveness
Already decided
Who I AM: Relaxed and in control
Impulsiveness