Category: Home improvements
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Why I started a TikTok account
Like many, I have a complex relationship with social media. I enjoyed Facebook in my teens and twenties, loving it for the memes and as a way to chat with mates. Snapchat was fun but faded quickly. Twitter, on the other hand, was the social media platform that really grabbed me. I loved learning about…
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Year in Review: 2018
Being a reflective practitioner is highly encouraged in my profession. We are always being asked to think back on an activity or our work, critique ourselves and our practice, looking for areas of strength and weakness. It, therefore, felt natural to apply this to my blogging. What were the goals at the start of the…
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Setbacks, learning from mistakes, and my incorrect view of intelligence
Things have been going well professionally for quite a while now. It was therefore only a matter of time before a setback came along. The details are not important but the lessons I’ve learned from my mistakes are. Just over a month ago I was told a project I’d been working on for 11 months…
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Why I blog under a pseudonym
Having a blog isn’t a particularly novel hobby. Almost everyone seems to have one, especially on Twitter, but writing a blog under a pseudonym is relatively rare (at least in the circles I move in). There are the three neuroscience giants: Neurocritic[note]Though Neurocritic revealed her identity in a recent and moving blog post I’m still…
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Improving the psychological methods feed
The issue of diversity has once again been raised in relation to online discussions of psychology. Others have talked about why it may happen and the consequences of it. I have nothing to add about those areas so I’m not going to discuss them. The purpose of this post is to analyse the diversity of my…
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