Tag: headmash
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Technology and the easily-distracted mind
Since I started my PhD adventure I have been finding it hard to focus, with reading academic texts and writing anything meaningful being particular issues. I am often a little bit tired and struggling to juggle too many thoughts and tasks. I am hoping my newly acquired piece of late 1990s technology will help rid…
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Incompetence
Just a quick post about incompetence on a very small but very personal level. It has just taken me three attempts to put the correct URLs in the correct places in a blog post. The problem? There were only two references to get in the right order and yet it still took three attempts. This…
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The Hazards of Forced Participation
If someone has had the opportunity (gaps in talking) to contribute to a group discussion, but hasn’t spoken up, then maybe: they haven’t got anything they want to contribute at that moment; or they don’t feel comfortable or confident expressing their views in the group situation; and they may well not appreciate any attempts, within…
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Adding Post Categories
Until about 20 minutes ago all posts on the blog appeared in one long list. Now they don’t have to. David suggested that it might be a good idea to have a separate space for any posts that are only really intended for that author’s future reference. I agree that it’s potentially a good idea…
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The Hazards of Multitasking
Have just upgraded WordPress on another website to the latest version. I didn’t pick the best time to do it as there was too much going on at home but was seduced by the prospect of an automatic upgrade. Needless to say the automatic upgrade didn’t work (WordPress must have an in-built administrator stress detector)…
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