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When your writing mistakes aren’t so ‘silly’

If someone who has made it to university and cares about their studies is making a persistent error that most students can avoid, it suggests a systemic glitch.

accessibility, Editing, imposter syndrome, learning, teaching

When reading makes you feel like an imposter

What these students show is they see reading as an intelligence test. (To be fair, they probably learned this from school.) As a graduate student, they have been a ‘smart’ person all their life, but maybe now they are not smart, or not smart enough.

academic culture, imposter syndrome, learning, reading

The Classroom in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

This is a very long read that takes a few paragraphs to get to the point. It’s a point other … More

elearning, learning, teaching, tech

‘Turning the dial’: a more sustainable way to make New Year plans

It’s the beginning of the year, and some of you are heading back to work already. I certainly am. Not … More

learning, metaphor, planning, time management

Getting started on your PhD proposal

A couple of people in my wider circle have recently asked me about how to get started on a PhD … More

email, learning, PhD, planning, proposal

How to fix slow progress

Your progress might feel slow, but that might just be the normal speed of trying to learn new things, or experimenting (and … More

learning, productivity, progress, Research

Ten things I’ve learned about learning a new skill (especially if you are rubbish at it to start with)

  When you start a PhD, you are doing something you’ve been practicing for a long time, studying, and you’ve … More

failure, learning, progress, skills

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