Tag: Writing
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I Reflect on Michael Young’s Book ‘The Rise of Meritocracy’ – Chapter 2
I am currently reading this book titled ‘The Rise of the Meritocracy’ by Michael Young, published in 1958. Now, some background on the book. This book is a satire and is intended to criticise the state of education in the United Kingdom and the politics surrounding it in the 1950s.…
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Reflections #1: Facing Things One by One
Source: Dzo from Unsplash My baby daughter clings to my leg. Bored, she looks up to me, looking for my attention. I stared down, fingers still on the keyboard, and I lifted her up. She gave me a wry smile, seemingly satisfied that she got my attention. I held her…
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I Wrote for 7 Consecutive Days and 12,000 Words Later, I Wish I Hadn’t
That’s about 2,000 words a day. I felt great the first 4 days, awful the next 2 days, and burned out on the last day. Then, I took a half day’s rest to try to recuperate. It didn’t work out that way. If you like this content, consider subscribing to…
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Why Moving Around could Improve your Productivity
Source: Edgar Chaparro I am currently in Sarawak during the Raya holidays. My goal is to focus on my own writing and try to plan the administration and marketing for this website. I chose this particular week for obvious reasons, the holiday is long and I get to take a…
Slice of P.I.E 