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Crafty things to do after the exam

Posted on Jun 19 2023 by Asirah

Arts and craft ideas for you.

Don't justify your 'no'

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Posted on Jun 14 2023 by Taylor

As crazy as it may sound, you can say no without any justification.

Put it back on the rack

Posted on Jun 13 2023 by Asirah

Shopping taught me how to let go.

The light we carry: book reflection

Posted on Jun 9 2023 by Ember

Whether you like the Obamas or not, I found I had a lot of helpful things to take away from Michelle Obama’s recent book, The Light We Carry. I guess they are crafted as life lessons, but they may as well be a toolkit we HDR students can use on our journey towards the degree. Here are some of the things I learned that I find useful as an HDR student.

Living deadline to deadline

Posted on Jun 8 2023 by Asirah

It’s that time of the year as we begin to tread the muddy waters of the final few teaching weeks. The mud is thick, and I surely can’t seem to move.

Look out!

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Posted on Jun 7 2023 by Taylor

Illness is ubiquitous right now; let's try and avoid it.

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Harnessing confidence for the thesis

Posted on Jun 6 2023 by Ember

I’m in the countdown phase now – not quite close enough to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but the adrenaline is certainly pumping, and the fear and unease is palpable. This has to be over soon. I’ve finished all the empirical studies and now it’s tying it all together into the thesis.

Frames of reference

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Posted on Jun 5 2023 by John

I might have ADHD. I might not. But as I recently started looking back at my life through an ADHD frame of reference, a whole lot of things finally made sense.

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