Feedback Thoughts

One article I really enjoyed about taking feedback, was 5 Tips For Taking Feedback Like A Champ. I grew up as a cheerleader, which just like any other sport, meant learning and improving constantly. One thing that it taught me was to accept feedback, and this article highlights why it is so important! Nine times out of ten, if you are receiving feedback from someone, it is because they are trying to help you and make you better. I mean seriously, think about it. If someone doesn't want you to succeed, they are not going to give you information on what you're doing wrong or how to fix it because they want to see you fail. So feedback is simply an opportunity to better yourself. This article tips on how to make feedback positively useful for yourself which is so important, because personally, sometimes I can take feedback the wrong way. My motto with feedback is to take it to mind, not to heart. When I receive feedback I really think about it and process it with questions like 'how could I make myself better with this information?', 'how could I change this to improve the outcome next time?'. or 'how can I make this happen?'. But I have learned not to take it to heart. Don't ask questions like 'why are they calling me out like that?', or 'how am I always doing something wrong?'.
My favorite article on giving feedback was Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback. I loved this article because of its positive outlook on the subject. I think it's so important to pay attention to the way you give feedback to someone because of the different ways people can interpret it. I like how the article said that we can't change the past, only the future. So focus on making the person better instead of saying things to prove they were wrong before. Just as you want someone to help you better yourself, you want people to know that you are wanting to help them. Feedback and encouragement are so important to the growth process.

Positive Feedback! Image source: JMI.

Week 2 Story Planning: Ramayana

i will switch up the roles and make Dasharatha’s sons into 4 daughters, as of now I am going to keep the men’s names the same for the women I create, but I might also just pick 4 completely new (girl) names too

i could make the horrible woman Thataka a man (again switching roles) making the battle seem more intimidating, but then the 4 princesses defeat the horrible man!! I am for sure doing that.

I could make Gautama curse Ahalya to cat or another animal so that she is still alive but can’t communicate to anyone. ( i would say a worse curse than being a rock because at least you’re a rock and can’t have thoughts or feelings ) I am going to make her a house cat.

I really liked the poem about Ahalya, I’m not sure what I want to do with it, but I definitely want to put a focus on it in some way 

I love the story of Rama and Sita, I might change up the ended of the scene where Rama tells her he is meant to love her and she just says she has to leave. (character changes)**

i like the bow in the Parashurama story, going to keep that

i liked the story of rama and sita’s wedding, but i will go into more detail about sita (in my story queen *Rama*) and how she looks (every bride would appreciate) ((character adjust bc of my character change))

Dasharatha (queen version) will pick a daughter to become the next queen, Rama.

so the following episodes about the couple picking the heir would have to be changed completely, but I mean i will keep the general storyline obviously*

so Dasharatha will send a daughter into exile, and then instead of going without question like the son does in the real story, I’ll make her give him attitude like any daughter would do if their father exiled her.

I like the crossing the river episode when they leave and abandon their royal attire and acquire dreadlocks showing the change

I can’t decide i might in some way some how try and make Dasharatha’s death to be seen in a positive light not so negative. that’s just because I like happy endings, but the whole karma episode is right, so I haven’t decided.

King Dasharatha- (Queen Dasharatha) I’m going to keep his character the same, and give my version as a queen the same kind of image he had

Dasharatha’s Sons- (Dasharatha’s daughters)

Rama- 394th name of Vishnu, princess, more sassy, girly, but respected favorite character

Bharata- noble, mature for her age

Lakshmana- very close with Rama, sees her in exile, serves

Shatrughna- very close with Bharata, (similar relationship as Lakshmana and Rama have) 

The 7 Kandas of Ramayana. Image Source: Templepurohit.

Bibliography

Public Domain Ramayana. Link to reading.

Reading Notes: Public Domain Ramayana A

i could switch up the roles and make Dasharatha’s sons into 4 daughters.

i could make the horrible woman Thataka a man (again switching roles) making the battle seem more intimidating, but then the 4 princesses defeat the horrible man

I could make Gautama curse Ahalya to cat or another animal so that she is still alive but can’t communicate to anyone. ( i would say a worse curse than being a rock because at least you’re a rock and can’t have thoughts or feelings )

I really liked the poem about Ahalya, I’m not sure what I want to do with it, but I definitely want to put a focus on it in some way 

I love the story of Rama and Sita, I might change up the ended of the scene where Rama tells her he is meant to love her and she just says she has to leave. (character changes)**

I might change the challenge that the King Janaka sets forth for the men to do in order to marry his daughter

i like the bow in the Parashurama story, going to keep that

i liked the story of rama and sita’s wedding, but i will probably go into more detail about sita and how she looks (every bride would appreciate) ((character adjust bc of my character change))

okay so since i am going to make the all of the sons, daughters… i don’t know what i am going to do about the whole, picking a son to be the heir of Dasharatha. ******

i guess make it about them picking the heir for his wives and then the roles will be switched and not that it would be in the story, but whoever they married would be king?

so the following episodes about the couple picking the heir would have to be changed completely, but I mean i will keep the general storyline obviously*

so Dasharatha will send a daughter into exile, and then instead of going without question like the son does in the real story, I’ll make her give him attitude like any daughter would do if their father exiled her.

I like the crossing the river episode when they leave and abandon their royal attire and acquire dreadlocks showing the change

I can’t decide i might in some way some how try and make Dasharatha’s death to be seen in a positive light not so negative. that’s just because I like happy endings, but the whole karma episode is right, so I haven’t decided.

Bibliography

Public Domain Ramayana, link to the reading online

The four couples are married. Image Source: Blogspot.