Ego v's Emotion

 Emotion/Ego


Whilst coding the data collected throughout the research, I have found two major overarching themes, ego, and emotion.

However, I have had one of those lightbulb moments when reading them all. Whilst looking at my questions with more of a critical lens and thinking how I could develop my research in the future and minimise any variables or misunderstandings of the questions, I have had another realisation.

I have asked open ended questions throughout the process that have given the participants a chance to answer from any realm of their own realities, but they have put themselves in either camp (ego/emotion) without meaning to. A couple of participants are sat on the side-lines and thinking about it from multiple angles and put ideas forward that suggest they are balanced between the two.

I've also realised that my last couple of questions are more of a guided question asking the participants where they lie within the two concepts  (again not mentioning the themes as they hadn't materialised yet) and the participants own perception/interpretation of where they sit within the two camps, or even as a centre plot of a Venn diagram doesn't always match the previous answers given when they've been given free frame of thought.

The questions were not purposely asked to fit into the themes, but I feel now the themes have been established they natural progress throughout the survey and find their place within the two.

Sooo many more questions.......

This is a bit of a typing crazy moment, but just wanted to get it down because I just had not spotted it before. 


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