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Look out!

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

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Harnessing confidence for the thesis

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.

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Frames of reference

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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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Talking to yourself as kindly as a friend

Dear friend,

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Disrupted circadian rhythm

Cat sleeping on a bed.

When your sleep-wake cycle is broken, it can have bad impacts on your day.

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On dating

I enjoyed the podcast chat Steph and John had about dating. It was insightful - a glimpse into a world I decided to leave, many years ago. I thought about how different it all seemed to be now, but also how familiar sounding. What sounds to not have changed much at all is the desire to find that seemingly elusive meaningful connection. 

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When your hobbies become a chore

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Reading so much for class often prevents me from doing so in my free time.

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Fred again.. refreshed my morning

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"When Fred again.. first proposed a Tiny Desk concert, it wasn’t immediately clear how he was going to make it work — not because he lacked creativity, but because translating purely electronic music at the Desk is a daunting task for anyone."

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In defence of the capacious bag

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Not all gargantuan bags are ludicrous, especially to us laymen.

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Parliament visit

Lady Justice.

Touring the Parliament of South Australia with ISS.

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