I recently had the good fortune of being able to attend an online conference held by the Friends of the David Nott Foundation society at my university. It was based on the topic of MDT on the Frontline and besides the event being hugely successful and inspiring, both in terms of content approached and the …
Hi guys! Hope you’re all doing well. I didn’t write a blog post last week which was the first time in months that I’ve strayed from this routine, but I just ended up so busy over the last weekend with so much stuff on my plate that it got too difficult. A common theme in …
My Blogging Journey I started my blog in February 2018 so we’re up to over two and a half years of its existence. Although it has changed a lot over this time, including multiple rebrands and changes in content type, I feel like it has always been something I do purely for myself, my own …
Hi everyone! Hope you’re all doing well, excelling in every aspect of your life. This is going to be a very freestyle piece of writing with no semblance of a plan, just some stuff I want to reflect on and summarise in words. I feel like I do some kind of yearly reflection every single …
Some people prefer the cosiness of winter, while others prefer the freedom of summer. Me, I would place myself firmly in the latter camp and I really kind of dread the coming of winter because I would rather be outside in the sun, as opposed to inside in the snow. Something about the dullness of …
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I know we’re in October already, and I hope that’s a testament to just how much I procrastinate sometimes, because today I wanted to share a few of the books I read over summer. I’m only two months late! I’ll try not to spoil any of the books and just share a little overview, along …
We are rapidly approaching the beginning of a very different kind of academic year. Although I am dreading the thought of Zoom teaching, I'm excited to finally have a bit more direction in my life, and in preparation for the year, I thought I’d redo my desk setup. It’s not super decorative because I attempted …
I try not to be enticed by the new apps that are cropping up left, right and centre because I don’t always need them and it would be a waste of time to set myself up on something if it’s not useful for me. However, Notion is one of those apps that feels very worth-it …
Hi guys, hope you're all well! For me, the days have been melting into each other recently, but they've had a nice aura of that classic summer chill about them. You know the type you reminisce on during the dreary winters? I wanted to document a Wednesday like this just before Eid-ul-Adha where we had …
One of the most famous ancient Greek tragedy writers, Sophocles, once said that “without labor nothing prospers”. It’s undeniable the role hard work and consistent diligence have in accomplishing your goals but hard work has taken on a different meaning in this current day and age. We now live in a world of aiming for …
