Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2011/Competitiveness and happiness

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Hello Rednoodles 08:06, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Hi! -- Jtneill - Talk - c 14:24, 24 August 2011 (UTC)

Hi we both have similar topics and I found an article you might find useful. It's called 'The dark side of competition: How competitive behaviour and striving to avoid inferiority are linked to depression, anxiety, stress and self harm.'Rednoodles 07:26, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Heya! I am really looking forward to your take on this topic. I was wondering if you had looked at social media and competitiveness/happiness. Because I remeber hearing somewhere that the more time you spend on sights like facebook the more envious you are of others and the more unhappy you can become. I know its a bit late in the piece to be throwing ideas at you. Good luck!! Claremw 06:18, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

I am looking forward to reading the finished product - keep going - your topic sounds interesting - Magnolia

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Overall Overall, This is a strong chapter on an applied, challenging topic. The chapter really takes the topic, exploring happiness, competitiveness, and theoretical and research aspects of their inter-relation. An area for improvement could be in focusing more on the self-help focus questions in the Introduction and especially the Summary (what are the self-help take-home messages?). Theory Theory was well-covered. Research Research was well-covered. When describing important research findings, indicate the size of effects in addition to whether or not there was an effect or relationship. Statements were well referenced. Written expression Written expression The chapter was well-written. The chapter could have benefited from a more developed Introduction and Summary, with clear focus questions (Introduction) and a clear take-home self-help message for each focus question (Summary). Getting comments on a chapter plan and/or chapter draft could have helped to improve the chapter. Learning features More Interwiki links could be added. Images captions could be made larger. Spelling, grammar and proofreading Only minor errors noted (see copyedits). APA style Reference list looks good; italicisation checking needed.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 12:03, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is a solid, effective web-cam style multimedia presentation. It's strength is that the communication style is bold (many would rather hide behind the camera and read a script) and thereby demonstrates knowledge and engages the viewer. Perhaps the main area for improvement could to include more examples or creative devices to highlight key points. Structure and content The content follows a logical structure, establishing a problem, leading through basic (good) explanations of concepts, with some examples, and leading to a conclusion with a take-home message. Perhaps less time could have been spent on definitional aspects, and more time could be spent on theoretical and research findings about competitiveness and happiness. Communication The talking head communication method worked well, mainly because the content appeared to have been well-prepared and learned by memory, and this was spoken at an understandable pace (many presentations were too fast). The conversational tone worked well compared to some more formally prepared scripts. Facial expressions helped to add interest. Production quality Production quality was simple, but effective. Audio was clear Video was a low res etc. but this was not a problem.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 06:42, 16 December 2011 (UTC)