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Everything goes quicker when you enjoy it right? We’ve all had days that we enjoyed so much that we wished they would never end. We’ve all also had days so horribly bad that we wish they would end immediately, yet they drag on, and on, and on. Unfortunately many people ...

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24 hours. Next question please. What, you would like some explanation? It seems like I’ve just plucked this number out of the air? How rude, I would never do something like that. Maybe I should be more specific. It will take 24 hours for 250 words for a PhD quality ...

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Oh dear! I can’t believe what has happend to me. Maybe I’ve been writing this blog for too long. Maybe I’m obsessed with the literature review, maybe I’ve just finally flipped. The thing is, I went to see Avengers Assemble the other night. I did enjoy the film, but when ...

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Thumbnail image for Podcast Episode 3: Improve your productivity with an accountability partner: Interview w/ Nicole Collier
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When other people expect you to do something, you have a greater chance of actually doing it. This is the key principle behind accountability. We can tell others about our goals, and we don’t want to let them down or look like failures in their eyes. I’ve talked a little ...

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I’m so excited about this post. It’s an interview with the two authors of . These two experts are non other than Professor Mike Wallace and Professor Alison Wray from Cardiff University. They have been kind enough to answer some of my questions to share with you. Thier Book, takes ...

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Do you want to make your plans better and more effective? It’s a stupid question I know. We ALL would love our planning to be more effective and make our writing easier. Planning is a skill that can be learned and practiced, the question is, can you really do something ...

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Having a large writing task can take its toll. It can be mentally and physically exhausting. One of the worst things is that the exhaustion can slowly manifest itself over time and make us feel like we are going mad. We have all been there, and and it probably won’t ...

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  This is a great podcast episode (even if I say so myself). If you go into Google and type “fallacious arguments” Don Lindsay will appear at (or very close to) the top of your screen. He shows up in the search even before Wikipedia which shows how popular his ...

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Thumbnail image for Why don’t you give yourself a chance to be an amazing writer?
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Many people I’ve spoken to have a very negative view of their own ability. I’m sure I do to, however I know mine has improved a lot. The fact is this is not just a horrible way to feel but it can genuinely affect your performance. Consistently thinking that you ...

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I can’t quite believe that I’ve been writing Literature Review HQ for just over a year now. I started writing this blog because I had to go through such a steep learning curve when writing the literature review for my doctoral thesis. I didn’t have all the answers back then, ...

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