Optical Emotions is a companion app that helps readers and self-directed learners identify and reshape the mental models that guide their thinking. The app offers a Mental Models Self-Assessment Quiz with slider controls, clear summaries of your three dominant models and practical disablers to help you step away from unhelpful patterns. Optical Emotions collects targeted exercises rooted in emotional intelligence so you can practice new responses intentionally and track shifts in perspective. Designed to enrich the reading and learning experience of the book Optical Emotions: Eight Mental Models Through Which We Perceive the World, the app is for anyone ready to explore and refine how they react.

Key Features

⭐ Mental Models Self-Assessment Quiz with tappable sliders—rate each statement from 1 to 10 to reveal which models shape your thinking.

⭐ Clear, summarized results that highlight your three predominant mental models and describe their modus operandi.

⭐ Mental model disablers: instant strategies to help you disengage from counterproductive habits tied to specific models.

⭐ A curated list of exercises that use emotional intelligence techniques to restructure narratives and promote intentional responses.

⭐ Companion content that enhances the reading and learning experience of the Optical Emotions book framework.

Advantages

✅ Helps you identify recurring thought patterns so you can respond more deliberately rather than reactively.

✅ Offers practical, actionable disablers that you can apply immediately when you notice an unhelpful pattern.

✅ Exercises focus on emotional intelligence and perspective shifts, supporting gradual, sustainable change.

✅ Simple slider interface makes the self-assessment quick and accessible for regular check-ins.

✅ Complements the Optical Emotions book by turning concepts into hands-on practice and reflection.

Disadvantages

❎ Assessment outcomes are based on self-reported ratings and may not capture the full complexity of behavior.

❎ The app follows the specific eight-model framework presented in the book, which may feel narrow if you prefer other frameworks.

❎ Exercises and habit changes require consistent effort; the app supports practice but does not deliver instant results.