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Thumbnail image for 3 Lessons Vincent van Gogh teaches us about the literature review
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Vincent van Gogh is one of the worlds most influential artists. You know, the crazy Dutch painter who cut his ear off? It is commonly believed that he simply broke all the rules and went his own way. He developed completely new styles of painting all by himself to create ...

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I stumbled across this video while doing a bit of research for some LRHQ projects I’ve got cooking for the near future. I though it was so good it deserved it’s own post. Since finding the video I’ve actually been in touch with Damian (the star of the show) and ...

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Thumbnail image for Literature review drift: How can you avoid this deadly trap?
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Strong currents are very dangerous, especially for swimmers. You expect to swim in one direct before a current takes you and drags you helplessly somewhere completely different. If you’ve experienced literature review drift before then you won’t need any more explanation to know what I’m talking about. You set off ...

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This post is a bit of a plea to people to stop burdening their poor overworked brains with stacks and stacks of information. In an age of boundless info at our fingertips, we can use our brains as dumping grounds for facts that quickly clog our grey matter and prevent ...

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What is the real cost of not achieving our goals? When we dig (very) deeply we might (just about) be able to reason that repeatedly missing our targets is quite costly. However this can be quite a difficult task and something we can’t do subconsciously in the heat of the ...

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One of my friends said this recently recently. When I heard it my heart sank. I mean HATE… really? Such a strong word for something so innocuous. So what if someone uses a question at the start of their paper or not? Surely it is the content that is more ...

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I love Square brackets! They’re so useful when you’re writing a literature review. I use them all the time. They help me to stay focussed on writing and not get distracted searching for quotes or references. At the same time, they also make sure that I don’t miss out ANY ...

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Thumbnail image for Guest Post: Five Common Grammatical Mistakes You Should Avoid
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I didn’t write this! I wish I had though. I’m certainly not a grammar expert but I wanted to do a technical post on common grammar mistakes. The only thing to do was to enlist the help of the experts. Enago, who wrote this post are a company who provide ...

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Thumbnail image for You have to unplug to be productive – but you can’t do it without this Top Secret Tip
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D’oh I think I just might have given away my top secret tip with the image here. Never mind, it’s not much of a secret anyway. However, this was a bit of a revelation to me a few months ago. To be productive… To be productive we have to disconnect ...

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Thumbnail image for Dear Supervisor I’ve redecorated your bathroom; there are 5 toilets in there but good luck trying to use them
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*There’s a lesson in here somewhere Dear supervisor, sorry about that cake I made you before that made you want to vomit. I thought I’d make it up to you by redecorating your bathroom. I went to the hardware store Wow they are big places aren’t they! To tell you ...

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