Feeling satisfied
Feeling satisfied means the pleasant sense that a need has been met or a task is finished well enough, so you can stop wanting more for now.
What does feeling satisfied feel like?
Stepping back to look at a freshly painted wall. The last bite of a good meal, when you’re full and don’t want another. Checking off the final item on a list, or hearing the crust crack as you slice a loaf you baked. Satisfaction is usually short and specific, and it tends to arrive with a small sigh or a nod to yourself.
Is satisfied a feeling?
Yes: a pleasant feeling of enough. Satisfied can also mean convinced, as in “the inspector was satisfied that the wiring was safe”. Here it means the feeling.
In a sentence
- “I felt satisfied after a long day in the garden.”
- “Are you satisfied with how it turned out?”
- “The cat looked very satisfied in its patch of sun.”
Where it sits on the wheel
Satisfied is in the outer ring, under Peaceful › Content.
A gentle prompt
What did you finish or tend to recently that you’re glad about?
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Something to go with it
Old, quiet words about living simply, if you’d like to stay here a little longer.
Feelings near satisfied
Content (one ring in)
Satisfied follows something specific, like a need met or a job done. Content is a broader sense of enough.
Comfortable (also under Content)
Satisfied is about something done or met; comfortable is about how you feel where you are right now.
Fulfilled (also under Content)
Satisfied can follow a small task; fulfilled comes from something that means something to you.
About the feelings wheel
Satisfied is one of the 104 words on the Slow Days feelings wheel, and the list of feelings has them all. The wheel isn’t a test or a diagnosis.