Here's how it works.
Pick your situation. We'll tell you what to do. It's genuinely not complicated.
Open today's board at the start of your meeting
Pull up today's board on your screen share or paste the link in your team chat. It takes five seconds and sets the tone immediately.
Ask everyone to drop their number in the chat
Give it 60 seconds. "Which one are you today?" is a low-stakes question that still gives you a real read on how the team is feeling. Even the quietest person will usually play along.
Use it as a springboard
If someone picks the "barely holding it together" image, that's worth acknowledging before diving into tickets. If everyone's a 9, lean into that energy. It's a two-minute investment that builds real empathy over time.
Great for retros too
Use it at the end of a sprint to reflect: "Which one were you at the start of this sprint vs. now?" It's a memorable way to capture team sentiment without lengthy forms.
Display the board as students arrive
Put today's board on the projector or smartboard before the bell rings. It gives students something to look at and think about as they settle in. Much better than a blank screen.
Ask them to hold up fingers or write it down
A quick show of hands or a slip of paper keeps it low-pressure. Students who struggle to articulate feelings verbally often have no trouble pointing to an image that resonates.
Use it to build emotional vocabulary
The diverse expressions in each board help younger students identify and name different emotions, from "calm and focused" to "overwhelmed" or "silly." It's Social-Emotional Learning in disguise.
Inclusive by design
Visual scales are excellent for supporting neurodivergent students or those who find direct verbal check-ins challenging. A picture says what words sometimes can't.
Make it your morning anchor
Bookmark today's board and check it every morning alongside your coffee. It's a tiny moment of self-reflection that takes less than a minute.
Use it as a journaling prompt
Why does image #7 resonate with you today? Writing about it, even just a sentence, can reveal a lot about where your head is at.
Share it with a friend
Send today's board to a friend and ask them which one they are. It's an instant conversation starter that's way more interesting than "how are you?"
Frequently Asked Questions
Every weekday. Hand-curated, not generated. We skip weekends, which feels correct given the whole "how are you feeling this Monday morning" energy of the thing.
Yes. Teams at Cleo AI, SkyScanner, and various startups use them daily. Share the link, share the image, paste it in Slack. Whatever works. No need to ask.
A mix of pop culture, animals, things we find interesting, and requests from people like you. If you have a theme in mind, send it over. The inbox gets checked.
Yes. We keep it that way through a small amount of advertising and the occasional coffee donation. Both are appreciated.