According to (perhaps a misunderstanding of) K. Anders Ericsson[1], it takes 10000 hours to become a master at something. 10,000 hours is a long time: 5 years at 40 hours per week (the average workload), or over a year without a break or rest of any kind. That takes tenacity, it takes commitment… but it... Continue Reading →
… I kind of really relate to Jordan Peterson, actually?
Jordan Peterson is a cautionary tale for people with Late Romantic proclivities.
Lessons from Sherlock Holmes: the PhD student way to combat imposter syndrome
A PhD is something like a good mystery story: the aim is to show the world you see something the rest of us don't. Let's look at the method common between mysteries and PhDs.
Challenging Love Languages: Insights and Criticisms
A lot of good ideas come from utter trash. What I'm saying is: whilst Christian 'keep your marriage together' propaganda doesn't seem like a great place to look for advice on healthy relationships, there can be little insights that, taken out of context, do apply more widely.
How To Study – tips, hacks, suggestions, advice for academic success
The method of studying is probably harder than the content, and I've got some ways of making it easier.
Poetry 101:1 – Summarise
transcript of a podcast I wrote on how to decode poetry at a basic level. episode 1 - summarise.
Rejection, Endless Rejection
Rejections are a fact of life. Rejection comes in friendship, work, creativity… and my god does it come hard and fast when you're trying.
Anne Brontë – why should you read her?
Is Anne really worth the time investment for the less-than-hardcore Brontë readers and the casual literature buffs?
Maybe it’s time to split the job of being a professor?
I've been thinking about how higher education is structured, how we could fix the mess and potentially make the experience better for students and staff alike.
A Conference in Graz, feelings of protest, & a cursory look at some of the original Late Romantics
At the Creative Bodies, Creative Minds conference I got to participate in a pan-disciplinary, cross-country conference that, whilst only tangentially related to my research and academic identity, was a valuable opportunity for me to learn from people that I wouldn’t normally encounter.
Late Romantic 