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1. Get Funding! (Kickstarter or Inverstors)

   Currently, the game is reaching massive appeal - and I'm sure your subscriber base is expanding exponentially (friends tell friends etc...) however - your servers cannot handle the load and consistently puts out the "We're making SuperBetter SuperBetter right now!" (I'm sure you know this - unless you are completely out of touch with the site!)

   When I first joined - it would happen once every few minutes, however now it feels like it is happening ALL THE TIME (I tried to add a power up 5 times in a row and I kept getting that message)

   I recognize for a 'Concept ARG' that you may not want to charge for the service just yet (and that's a separate suggestion), so that's not what I'm proposing here.

   This game does not exist 'in a vacuum' as far as new sites starting up go. You have all the support the BOTH of Jane McGonigal's Ted Talks bring to it - as a game player AND a game developer she has inspired me personally and professionally and flipped a LIFETIME (35 years) of depression on it's head overnight! You also have the support of Jane McGonigal's book.

   Investors would JUMP on a site like this. The potential is huge - and the growth must be huge or your server wouldn't be having this much trouble. My business coach is certain that you could easily raise $1M in a month (more if Jane takes an active roll in the other networks she is in.)

   You want to know who reffered me to superbetter? My PSYCHOLOGIST! She hadn't played it herself but it came up at a peer work/career type meeting and when she thought of games she though of me. (And my rec. therapist at the same clinic said gamers make up a large number of her clients and they are challenging to deal with)

   If mental health professionals are starting to use your site - it means you have something good going! My business coach also started looking at the site when I told him about it and mentioned I was using it for MORE than just depression (Working x hours a day is a Quest!)

   Please, please don't drop the ball on this site - it has so much potential and, like I said, flipped a depression so ingrained I probably had it even as a young child (learned behaviours from my mother) and I believed Joy and Happiness were non-existant. Between This and Jane's books and Ted Talks I have not had a day where I was depressed since (My 'low days' since mid-January have been right near my 'high days' before mid-January)

   When I see things like support requests getting auto-responded with "We're not answering emails" it greatly concerns me. I'd really hate a project with such amazing potential to truly change lives go into 'abandonware'.

   Jane McGonigal wants to see a game developer win the nobel peace prize - and she's sitting on something that has the potential to 'cure' depression in gamers*, and thus might make this dream a reality!

   (*by making us aware of exactly what they need to bring into their real lives and tips on how to do that! Also gives us a sense of purpose and helps us see video games as NOT being the problem!)

   Currently, the game is reaching massive appeal - and I'm sure your subscriber base is expanding exponentially (friends tell friends etc...) however - your servers cannot handle the load and consistently puts out the "We're making SuperBetter SuperBetter right now!" (I'm sure you know this - unless you are completely out of touch with the site!)

   When I first joined - it would happen once every few minutes, however now it feels like it is happening ALL THE TIME (I tried to add a power up 5 times in a row and I kept getting that message)

   I recognize for… more

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   started  ·  AdminSuperBetter (CEO / Founder, SuperBetter) responded

   Great news, this has started! See http://blog.superbetter.com/superbetter-has-a-new-owner/

   More coming soon!

2. Charge us money, already!

   You update your company blog roughly once a month. You've had a new site design in the pipeline for almost a year. Y'all are clearly understaffed and underfunded. Jane can give talks til she's blue in the face, but the product needs some work. And it's begging for sponsored PowerPacks etc since you've got so many little features and options, and some of them are begging to go behind a pay wall for the betterment of the whole. Like I want to change "physical" strengths so they're called "willpower" strengths, and it took me less than a month of use to decide that I was willing to give you money for the privilege to do so.

   Here's a great model for having a pay component: https://www.fitocracy.com/become-a-hero/

   You update your company blog roughly once a month. You've had a new site design in the pipeline for almost a year. Y'all are clearly understaffed and underfunded. Jane can give talks til she's blue in the face, but the product needs some work. And it's begging for sponsored PowerPacks etc since you've got so many little features and options, and some of them are begging to go behind a pay wall for the betterment of the whole. Like I want to change "physical" strengths so they're called "willpower" strengths, and it took me less than a month of use… more

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3. SuperBetter, a force for good.

   I know I posted some of this in the Mobile App section, but I want to put it here as well to make sure that someone, anyone, from the team that developed, maintained, consulted or helped this project take place can read this:

   You should all be so proud. I hope you realise every day how many lives you've saved and how many people you've made better through this. You may not be scientists curing cancer, you may not be solving global conflicts, but what you've made here could have just as much of a profound, positive effect on the world.

   I hope one day, the global press find that too and reward you with just as much praise and gratitude as any of the others.

   I may not be rich or powerful enough to reward you with much, all I can do is use words, the tools of my trade, to make it abundantly clear that ( hopefully without seeming hyperbolic or patronising) this stuff matters.

   Plenty of people will thank you for what you've made here, I can't pretend to be any more important than anything they have to say. But I also know how easy it can be when you have such a constant and massive wave of gratitude to very slowly and subtly, let it start to wash over you and find it hard to feel as much joy for each individual story when there are so many of them. I'm not suggesting it has happened, but I know how easily it can happen without one realising.

   So all I would ask, of anyone who can, please just take a few minutes out of your surely hectic working day today and let yourself realise how much of an impact you've made. Allow yourselves the moments of pure joy and utter pride in what you've created.

   "...whoever preserves a single soul, it is as though he had preserved a whole world."

   Thank you.

   I know I posted some of this in the Mobile App section, but I want to put it here as well to make sure that someone, anyone, from the team that developed, maintained, consulted or helped this project take place can read this:

   You should all be so proud. I hope you realise every day how many lives you've saved and how many people you've made better through this. You may not be scientists curing cancer, you may not be solving global conflicts, but what you've made here could have just as much of a profound, positive effect on the… more

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   AdminSuperBetter (CEO / Founder, SuperBetter) responded

   Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful thoughts. We deeply appreciate your feedback and gratitude. I have forwarded this message to the whole team to enjoy. Thank YOU for sharing your positivity and vision with the world!

   Warmly,
   Rose

4. ❤

   Just a note of appreciation - I absolutely love SuperBetter. I love it because I can add each and every helpful thing I come across to it, actually remember about these things, have them all in one place, get reminders to apply them into my life and even see how they're impacting my life in a positive way. Thank you so much for making this fab site available. Sending you sunshine and rainbows. :D

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5. Disappointed

   Very disappointed in the whole "game" which is not a game at all. It's nothing more than a reminder calendar in which my own entries are made. The motivation and rewards normally found in a "game" are severely lacking here. This app is misleading and over priced. If I could get my money back I would.

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6. Thank you for making this app and offering it for free.
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7. Love the app great idea - thanks TED :-)

   I may have not achieved much so far but my motivation is getting better :-D thank you Superbetter and TED for introducing me :-)

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8. Super Better Abandoned?

   It looks like the Publisher had abandoned the App. If that is the case it is a let down to all the people it aims to inspire.

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9. Positive Feedback for You

   Thank you for the awesome android app. I had some challenges continuing to use the full scale version - not through any fault of SuperBetter, more a time/place thing. The app takes care of that, and it works like a dream.

   Thank you All, and sorry for the nagging. :-)

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10. I just wanted to say thank you...

    I feel like I stumbled across this game at the most perfect time in my life. I've battled with frequent bouts of depression for years following an emotionally and mentally abusive childhood and previous relationship. I'm in a really good place in my life now, but needed something that would get me to a level where I could really enjoy it. You created something that could change the lives of many and change the world. A bookshelf full of self help books did not bring me the hope and inspiration that 1 hour on your site did.

    From the bottom of my heart, thank you so so much.

    Emily

    I feel like I stumbled across this game at the most perfect time in my life. I've battled with frequent bouts of depression for years following an emotionally and mentally abusive childhood and previous relationship. I'm in a really good place in my life now, but needed something that would get me to a level where I could really enjoy it. You created something that could change the lives of many and change the world. A bookshelf full of self help books did not bring me the hope and inspiration that 1 hour on your site did.

    From the bottom… more

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11. Reprogramming my Brain

    I love how the "game" changes my point of view. Toiling up to the third floor via the steps instead of floating effortlessly with the elevator... well : I GET POINTS!!!

    ANd I laugh at myself, and still take the stairs. And looking at the list of powerups and Quests I am reminded I do do things for myself during the day, so the day wasn't so bad.. and oh look- I could do THAT right now... and get points.

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12. SuperBetter merchandise

    I have played SuperBetter for a few weeks and just achieved my first Epic Win. I would love to publicly declare my improved mental/emotional/physical condition by swilling coffee in an SB mug or by wearing a shirt emblazoned with a big SB logo.

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13. From To-Do list to Tah-Done.

    I love being organized. Well, I don't personally think I am but I appear to be. I'm actually quite a forgetful character, a scatter brain who struggles with distinguishing priorities and drops details more often than she can remember.

    I love to get things done-that I know for sure-but it isn't something that is easy to do. In order to do something you have to be persistent; you have to desire something so badly that you will find out how to do it, how to do it well, and fight off discouraging set-backs and remarks. Constantly. Not everybody can do this. Not everybody will be successful.

    I've always LOVED To-Do lists because of how useful they are for my forgetfulness! I make them all the time. I get excited about something new and it to the list. I cross out old tasks and-what were these things?-leave question marks to recall details for other tasks.

    After some time the lists I make look rather beat up. Smudge marks and crinkles, a corner torn off and a random address in the other. Sometimes I need more than one paper to continue a list and abandoned ones always show up later. I'm pleased when I can cross out everything on really old ones, and I make a point to combine lists and rewrite lists, but as I do the list grows, and grows, and starts to look less exciting.

    Finally I put everything online, all my papers, all my notes, and most importantly, my To-Do lists. Saves a lot of paper and headache, but as life goes on, now when I cross something out two more tasks appear and the whole idea of a list has lost its urgency. I've found myself ignoring the master list for the most part.

    Relying on my memory alone is a disaster and my anxiety turns blind when I can't remember details and priorities. Looking at this digital document I find it clumsy and overwhelming, but with a list that is bigger than my hands, something with too many details and deadlines, it is no longer effective. Easy to get lost, overwhelmed, and disoriented, difficult to focus on priorities and discern from leisurely activities.

    In my most unproductive and anxious hours I finally found SuperBetter, a more engaging way to accomplish big goals by turning tasks into quests, inspiration into power-ups and setbacks into bad guys you can defeat. With a universal goal of 3 daily tasks and constant encouragement (from yourself and others!), I'm learning how to create a more friendly and comprehensive To-Do list.

    My first ultimate goal is to win scholarships. I start with an old list of scholarship search engines (a list of scholarships would be impossible). I create quests, one to use the search engines, one to list scholarships relevant to me, complete with details about deadlines and requirements, one to create a professional work portfolio, one to use this portfolio to apply for scholarships, and one to do monthly check-ups on applications. Instead of, 'Find scholarships' scribbled on a piece of paper and tons of hours spent towards questionable progress, I can relieve some anxiety because the process is outlined aesthetically for me, and it is easy to see how I have progressed since day one. Once all the Quests, Power-Ups and Bad Guys are set up, all I have to do is persistently knock out these Quests.

    I've nearly figured out how to use SuperBetter to transform the To-Do list of a person with too-many-goals-to-adequately-outline-on-paper into a useful tool for categorizing tasks and nesting details. I've learned how to control anxiety by realistically focusing on a minimum accomplishment, and better measure time with deadlines turned into count downs. Discovering this site feels like a major step forward in my organizational skills because now I have goals whose task details I can digest and whose three daily Quests I don't want to miss!

    I love being organized. Well, I don't personally think I am but I appear to be. I'm actually quite a forgetful character, a scatter brain who struggles with distinguishing priorities and drops details more often than she can remember.

    I love to get things done-that I know for sure-but it isn't something that is easy to do. In order to do something you have to be persistent; you have to desire something so badly that you will find out how to do it, how to do it well, and fight off discouraging set-backs and remarks. Constantly. Not everybody can do… more

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14. Looking awesome!

    Guys and Gals,

    Thanks for all your hard that's clearly gone into this site. I've been really struggling with my depression since my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimers. This site really gives me a lift. I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now, and look forward to charting more progress toward my goals. If there's anything I can do to help out, say the word.

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15. my thoughts on how good the game design is ;D

    I just love this I don't even have problems I just tried it out because I find it fasinating this way of game design and I would like to say you are a wonderous bright woman with a brillant mindset for game design I'm addicted by it lol

    wonderous wonderous wonderous more more more :D

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    Jessica McDonald (Director of Community, SuperBetter) responded

    Thanks so much for your comments! You give us the warm and fuzzies. :)

16. Behavioral Health App Challenge

    Really enjoyed your TED talk, your story and your game SuperBetter. I thought of this game today after I saw this 'Behavioral Health Patient Empowerment Challenge."

    You may already have the visibility and reach for SuperBetter that you're looking for but if not, I think that SuperBetter would be a great submission for this competition; and since I don't design games myself, I wanted to be an advocate for a stellar game already out there.

    There are only 5 days left to apply: http://behavioralhealth.challengepost.com/

    Thanks for your work!

    Sincerely,
    Betsy

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17. thanks and can we create power packs?

    Thanks so much! I have been achieving more with less burn out using SuperBetter!
    I have lost 8 pounds, gained confidence and support, and improved my "tool kit" and daily progress in my graduate school work!
    Will we be able to create our own custom power packs?
    Thanks again!

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18. PPL - you are FREAKING AWESOME !!

    I just love SuperBetter!! It gives me a wonderful structure for things I already wanted to change LOONG time ago, but now I kind of can keep track of it - play with it, improve and see my progress!!! :)
    THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH FOR ALL OF THIS !!! :)
    Looking forward to seeing the page grow! would also love to have some charts showing how i'm battling the bad guys!! :)

    All the best!! Keep going !! you are awesome !!! :)

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19. Really wanted to say thanks for creating this!

    Really wanted to say thanks for creating this! I don't usually play games often so the concept was initially a bit strange. But I'm learning and living your insights with each little "aha" that comes after reading each quest

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20. I love you!

    You are amazing. Will you be my bff?

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