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Why Success Doesn’t Equal Happiness

Two of the most problematic concepts in the English language are ‘success’ and ‘happiness’. What do we mean by both? Without getting tied…

Nov 22, 2017

Why Success Doesn’t Equal Happiness

Nov 22, 2017

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The ‘dumb phone’ experiment to improve productivity, concentration and creativity

If we were to name a technology which has significantly changed our lives over the past decade, the smart phone would probably be number…

Oct 24, 2017

The ‘dumb phone’ experiment to improve productivity, concentration and creativity

Oct 24, 2017

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Mission.org

Why ‘intelligence’ is a stupid concept

Have you ever thought that you’re not intelligent enough to do something? That you’re not as smart as another person so you can’t succeed…

Oct 11, 2017

Why ‘intelligence’ is a stupid concept

Oct 11, 2017

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Lessons I Learned from an Angry Ping Pong Man

The importance of diversifying your personal portfolio.

Oct 5, 2017

Lessons I Learned from an Angry Ping Pong Man

Oct 5, 2017

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The Writing Cooperative

So you’ve left your work till the last minute. Now what?

Here are my tools for dealing with last-minute deadlines.

Oct 4, 2017

So you’ve left your work till the last minute. Now what?

Oct 4, 2017

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The Writing Cooperative

A Step-By-Step Process for Writing a Killer Introduction

Let’s face it, writing introductions can suck. We think of introductions as that annoying thing we have to write that simply summarises the…

Oct 3, 2017

A Step-By-Step Process for Writing a Killer Introduction

Oct 3, 2017

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The Writing Cooperative

An Ode to Writing Goodly

Good writing is like sex. I don’t encounter it often, but when I do it can be mesmerising.

Sep 11, 2017

An Ode to Writing Goodly

Sep 11, 2017

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The Writing Cooperative

George Orwell Helped Me Win a Writing Prize. Here’s How.

George Orwell’s indispensable advice on becoming a world-class writer

Sep 2, 2017

George Orwell Helped Me Win a Writing Prize. Here’s How.

Sep 2, 2017

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The Writing Cooperative

John Le Carré’s Unconventional Approach to Developing a Best-Selling Narrative

Many of us who are starting to write a first novel, book or article begin with the inevitable question: “how on earth do we come up with a…

Aug 25, 2017

John Le Carré’s Unconventional Approach to Developing a Best-Selling Narrative

Aug 25, 2017

Jordan De Silva

Jordan De Silva

A PhD candidate who’s interested in finding the best ways to learn and write both within the classroom and outside

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