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writing and writing and writing

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// maths revision

this is the result of all my revision for my maths mocks! i didn’t realise how much paper it was until i spread it all out to photograph (the pile’s a lot thicker than it looks). i’ve done both my mock papers now, so fingers crossed i did well.

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off to find Dr.Marbles!

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I distinctly remember writing a paper on Madame Bovary while listening to Gotye’s Eyes Wide Open on repeat.

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im still losing it over the "how did high schoolers write 600 word essays before chatgpt" post. 600 words. that is nothing. that is so few words what do you mean you can't write 600 words. 600 words. this post right here is 45 words.

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tuesday in my moleskine pocket daily diary 💌

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Reframe it. Don’t look at the road ahead as a challenge. Don’t cloud what’s to come prematurely. If you tell yourself that you are capable of doing something and that it comes easily and naturally to you, then that is exactly what will happen. Don’t limit yourself before you’ve had the chance to try it out first.

Perspective is everything when it comes to how we view our goals and how realistic they may seem. What we perceive as realistic is ultimately what we will bring forward in the end.

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The problem is that many people not trained in science see uncertainty as a weakness rather than a strength of the scientific method. They will say things like, "If scientists are not sure of their results and admit that there is a chance that they might be wrong, then why should we trust them at all?" Quite the opposite, in fact: uncertainty in science does not mean we don't know, but that we do know. We know just how likely our results are to be right or wrong because we can quantify our degree of confidence in them. To a scientist, 'uncertainty' means a lack of certainty. It does not mean ignorance. Uncertainty leaves room for doubt, and this is liberating because it means we can critically and objectively assess what we believe. Uncertainty in our theories and models means that we know they are not absolute truths. Uncertainty in our data means our knowledge of the world is not complete. The alternative is far worse, for it is the blind conviction of the zealot.

Jim Al-Khalili, The Joy of Science

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Constant chaos in life will have you confusing peace with boredom. Keep life as simple as you can and find joy in the mundane things. Train yourself to sit in peace and enjoy peace because it is truly a privilege. Not everyone gets to experience it often in their lives.

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A good friend of my spouse's and mine made us an amazing alphabet book for our baby! Entirely written and illustrated by hand. Look how gorgeous:

(not including all of them because I didn't want to overwhelm with images, but here are A, B, C, and a selection of my favourites. I particularly love J!)

Also here's the title page!

I love this book so much I wanted to share it with our friends. Baby is still too little for books, but I'm sure he'll love it too!!

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It’s going to be difficult but we’re going to make the decision to do things differently and get it done regardless of distractions and fears

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Most things in life are difficult to begin with. But if you’re prepared to try, you can cope with far more than you imagine.

Jim Al-Khalili, The Joy of Science

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Devastating to have more evidence that done IS better than perfect