I'd love your thoughts, and feelings...

I'm putting together some thoughts on emotion at present.  Currently looking for feedback on a definitional-type statement that I've spent some time working on.

"Emotions function to alert us to, and allow us to experience, the significance of some aspect of reality that we perceive."

Would love thoughts and wisdom from friends.

Thoughts from the floor: Ecclesiastes

How does Ecclesiastes speak to you? What bits in it make you think, "That is SO it. This guy understands."? Any favourite bits, especially those which relate to a particular frustration/joy/aspect of real life?

Writing a Bible talk here people, need your help body of Christ.

It's very difficult to comprehend

I find researching assignments can be really hard. One reason is that when I'm reading a book, instead of really thinking through the author's point of view, I'm spending about 30% brain power on working out whether or not this particular book is worth reading for the assignment or is a waste of time. Especially for Joyce Meyer books. This means that my actual comprehension of the book is lowered significantly, and thus my speed in finishing the chapter. Ala Mark Driscoll when he hits a hobby horse in his sermons.

Any tips on this sort of thing? Or should my research gathering techniques just be better?