INPUT ARTICLE: Article: There are many types of game shows on the market, and you need to decide which genre your show will belong to. Types of game shows include: Trivia games like Jeopardy and Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? Puzzle games like Playmania and Concentration Word games like Wheel of Fortune and The Last Word Physical competition games like American Gladiators and Battle Dome Performance competition shows like American Idol and America's Got Talent You need to find a way to set your show apart from all the other game shows on the market you need to create an angle for yourself. The worst thing you can do is model yourself 100% off of an existing show, but you can mix and match aspects from different shows into a format unique to your own. Do your contestants win prize money or object prizes (like a car or a free trip to the Bahamas)? Maybe they win a donation to a charity of their choice, like many "celebrity" episodes of established game shows. You might narrow the scope of your game show to a specific theme: for example, a game show specifically about college football, aimed toward a sports-loving audience. Do your contestants get the opportunity to try to dig themselves out of a hole by fighting back over a series of rounds, or does the contestant with the lowest score get eliminated at the end of each round? You don't want your game show to be over too quickly, but you don't want it to drag on forever, either. At minimum, your game should last at least half an hour to ensure that enough questions get asked and answered to make the audience feel like they've had a satisfying experience. If your show goes over an hour in length, they might start getting bored and stop paying attention. By providing a little bit of structure to the competition, you give the competitive nature of the show a narrative arc. At the end of each round, the audience can measure where the contestants stand in relation to one another; this raises the tension as to who will ultimately win. Make sure each round is long enough to be fully developed at least ten minutes each. The number of rounds will depend on the length of the show a shorter show might have only two rounds, while a longer show might have four. The rounds should be roughly the same length in time. You can increase the point value for questions as rounds progress, making it more difficult for winners to maintain their lead and easier for the others to catch up; this increases the drama for the audience. You can have a final round that is significantly shorter in length, but provides an opportunity to the contestants to dramatically shift the final score. This might include a single question that is worth a large number or points, or perhaps allow contestants to wager how many points they'd like to risk on their final answer. Do you want your contestants to go into head-to-head individual competition, or do you want your show to pit teams of contestants against one another? If you're going to have teams, do you want to randomly arrange teams from the pool of contestants, or have friends who already know each other apply together as a single team?

SUMMARY: Choose a genre. Create an angle for your show. Decide how long each show will be. Divide each episode into rounds. Decide the contestant format.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Maybe you need to use a new technique or change your approach in order to love your job. When work becomes mundane, it can feel more difficult to face. In these situation, changing your approach might be helpful. This is sometimes called job enrichment. Look for little opportunities to change up your routine at work. Making small changes may make work feel more fun and help keep things fresh. For example, if you are a teacher, try a new lesson plan now and then or test out a new teaching strategy. If you are a cashier, try asking each customer a different question to make small talk. If you are not enjoying your job, then you might be focused on all of the negative aspects of it. To start loving your job, you will need to identify what you like about your job and start focusing on those positive aspects instead. Try writing down all of the things that you like about your job. These can be small or big things. For example, you might like your hours, your coworkers, your responsibilities, and the location of your workplace. Try reading through this list whenever you are feeling down about your job. If you find that you are having negative thoughts about going to work each day, try keeping a list of the things that you are grateful for. Practicing gratitude can help you to feel happier overall and may also help you see your job in a more positive light. Try listing three things that you are grateful for at the end of each day. For example, you might feel grateful that your boss brought doughnuts into work for everyone, or that you got to work at your favorite station that day, or simply that you have a job. Sometimes work may become a chore if little things start to bother you more than they should. If you find yourself focusing in on minor issues at work, such as a rude customer or making a mistake, remind yourself that these are not important in the grand scheme of things. One way to put problems into perspective is to ask yourself, "Will I be thinking about this moment while I am on my death bed?" If the answer is no, then it is not worth your mental energy now either. Sometimes a job can be more difficult to engage with when other parts of your life are out of balance. Consider other aspects of your life that might be making you unhappy. For example, are you having any relationship problems? Are you having financial difficulties? Do you feel depressed for no apparent reason? If you are struggling with something, seek help from a friend or family member or talk to a therapist.

SUMMARY:
Change the way that you work. Focus the positive aspects of your job. Practice gratitude. Look at the big picture. Improve other parts of your life.