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Comment on How Do People Deal With The Stress Of Success? by Dr_Adventure

Dr_Adventure — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:59:59 +0000

Working out regularly is very helpful. You might try yoga which gives you both strength and relaxation. Meditation (even a walking meditation is good). Using support is also valuable… friends, groups, and your school facilities.

Comment on How Can Someone’s Psychology Affect Academic Success? by JanStolz

JanStolz — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:46:59 +0000

The way things are set up today, it’s the person with the best memory who gets the best score. Just memorize the information (you don’t even have to understand it) and you can pass any test.

Comment on How Can Someone’s Psychology Affect Academic Success? by Knuckles

Knuckles — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:16:59 +0000

For a very few people, external factors have little or no influence on exam results. For the great majority, constant study and cramming (and being able to filter out the external rubbish going on in your life) in the right proportion will get you the results you need. It helps to be genuinely interested in the subject.

Success comes from a combination of factors – motivation, desire, opportuntity, willingness to take a chance, persistence, support, achievability, suitability, timing.

Comment on What Is The Psychology Behind Hoping For Someone Else’s Success Or Failure? by Ian E

Ian E — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:42:59 +0000

‘Barracking’ for an indiividual sportsperson is a relatively new phenomenon, surely. Barracking, originally, was a parochial loyalty to one’s home team, and I can understand why it happened. One’s friends from the village where one lived are playing a team game against those from another area, and the simple fact of patriotic fervour explains it.

To an extent, it explains barracking for an individual, or should. But Hewitt’s main critics are Australian. Hmmm!

I feel that the emotion involved in passionately favouring one tennis player over his/her opponent is responsible for many a memorable day at the tennis, but that it robs the viewer of 50% of the appreciation for a game played between TWO fine tennis players.

I think, in short, that barracking is rather childish, although quite understandable… We seem to be extending this ‘barracking’ emotionalism into politics as well, and THAT is seriously flawed!

Comment on What Is The Psychology Behind Hoping For Someone Else’s Success Or Failure? by Supersquirrel103

Supersquirrel103 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:58:59 +0000

You’re right. I want Federer to lose to make him fail and for Nadal to have his glory and the respect that he deserves.

Comment on What Is The Psychology Behind Hoping For Someone Else’s Success Or Failure? by HugoBossDB

HugoBossDB — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:24:59 +0000

I think that’s a good question. I couldn’t file my own opinion into such succinct categories with any top seeded player.

But I think for continued success people can either genuinely admire the players talent or they’re romanticized by the larger-than-life dominance that such a skilled player exhibits. It’s the difference in saying I love Federer’s game because he is a prodigy of tennis mechanics versus I love Federer’s game because he always wins. So it becomes an either in-depth or shallow appreciation. I think Tiger Woods has the same situation.

People who root against him are probably, I think, more interested in tennis as a democratic competition. Losing is a way of normalizing the competition of a dominating player. Americans, in particular, have a strong affinity for the underdog and indiscriminately unseating the powerful [an us vs. them complex]; it’s a theme that is widespread in our culture [literature, history, song, cinema].

Those are my thoughts at least.

Comment on What Is The Psychology Behind Hoping For Someone Else’s Success Or Failure? by dropptonhed

dropptonhed — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:13:59 +0000

A lot of this is the love to root for the underdog. Everyone loves a "rags to riches" feel good story. In American football a few years ago, almost everyone wanted to see the Patriots upset the Rams in the superbowl. 3 SuperBowl titles later, almost everyone rooted for the NY Giants to upset the Pats.

Why? Because the Pats were no longer the underdogs. They were the team that continually won the championship. A string of success breeds high expectations, confidence, and to some extent arrogance.

As a fan, watching the same person/team win championships time after time becomes old. In NASCAR, Jeff Gordon went from the golden child face of the sport to one of the most disdained individuals on the circuit. This was in part because he displayed poor sportmanship and professionalism when he didn’t get his way. Throw in the fact that he was virtually unbeatable, and there was too much predictability in the sport.

Comment on Are People More Likely To Achieve Success If They’re Attractive? by Bellunesi

Bellunesi — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:58:59 +0000

Eye candy is number one. If you are not nice to look at, forget about it. There is some unwritten rule that you have to hire people who are eye candy to make yourself or your comapny, more appealing. Especially the media. Ever watch CNN or HNN lately? They need to do a calendar!
Heidi Collins, Daryn Kagan, Carol Costello, Paula Zahn, Christi Paul, Adrianna Costa, Erica Hill, Robin Meade, Kyra Phillips, etc…. All Dynamite

Been to a magazine rack lately? Every cover of every magazine is skin.

So, ugly people of the world, we get to go to work in call centers.