Published in About Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Aamir HussainRelentless about research For a person who cannot stop talking, writing about yourself is an odd feeling! What do you focus on? What do you leave out? But I know we all have something useful to share, so here goes! Who I was As with any journey, the start is powerful. Which is…About Me4 min readAbout Me4 min read
Mar 25, 2021The YouTube Playbook16523Kristen WaltersHi Krystal, I would be most honoured if I could be added as a writer to your publication.Hi Krystal, I would be most honoured if I could be added as a writer to your publication. I am so happy to see this type of publication now on Youtube! Really great idea and definitely needed. Thank you, Aamir1 min read1 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Mar 24, 2021Member-onlyHow I Tripled My Writing Speed By Just Writing Bullet PointsA simple strategy to accelerate writing speed — In 2018 I wrote my entire PhD thesis in a few months. The speed was not due to faster typing or efficient notes, but an actual change in writing style. I switched from trying to write paragraphs to just making bullet points. This change allowed me to write many of…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·Mar 24, 2021Member-only7 Tips To Help You When You Start A PhDSmall routines saves years of research headache. — Doing a PhD is daunting and it’s often the start that is the most scary. You feel excited but also nervous, many a time you are unsure how to actually get things going. So here a few tips I learnt when I did mind that I hope you find useful! 1. The Research Mindset …Advice6 min readAdvice6 min read
Published in Research Redefined·Feb 8, 2021Member-onlyHow Covid-19 Woke Up The Research CommunityScience will never be the same again — Sorry I know, another Covid-19 story. But this is a bit different I assure you. Here is why. The reason research can never be what it once was is because having felt this surge of needed productivity and efficiency it is hard to go back to a lesser state. Once…Covid 194 min readCovid 194 min read
Published in In Fitness And In Health·Jan 11, 2021Member-onlyHow Does Exercise Affect Our Immune System?The good, the bad and the ugly. — We know about inflammation, the immune system and exercise, but how does it all link together? Firstly, inflammation is how the immune system carries out its job of protecting the body. We need inflammation to protect our tissues from further damage and to help remove infections. But too much can…Health5 min readHealth5 min read
Dec 19, 2020Member-onlyHow You Can Beat Procrastination By Using The 2 Minute RuleBeing efficient to be more effective — Trying to maximise productivity is crucial to any success. But there are so many courses and books about “being more productive”. So what is a simple and effective way of maximising productivity in an instant? It is called the 2-minute rule, which is. “If a task takes less than 2…Productivity4 min readProductivity4 min read
Published in In Fitness And In Health·Dec 7, 2020Member-only5 Ways Sugar Actually Damages Your MusclesThe sweet danger to our health and wellbeing — It tastes good, we always want it, but how damaging is it? For anyone in the world of keeping fit, whether for muscle gains or cardiovascular endurance, sugar is a double edged sword. Athletes use it as a fuel source, but sugar can be harmful to health. So it is…Nutrition7 min readNutrition7 min read
Published in In Fitness And In Health·Nov 30, 2020Member-only5 Life lessons From a 100m SprintWithin a sprint lies a hidden marathon — Quite often we associate a sprint with terms like explosive, high octane and intense. But diving a bit further we can extract some interesting similarities with a sprint and how we run our lives. To help form a structure of this “sprint-life” mapping, I came across an interesting sprint model…Life5 min readLife5 min read
Published in In Fitness And In Health·Nov 21, 2020Member-only7 Habits From Elite Athletes To Live A Healthier LifeThey do the simple things really well. — Naturally we look at elite athletes as the pinnacle of what we, as people, can achieve physically. However many of us can view that as a negative comparison and evaluation of who we are or what we can do. Yes it is true many of us will never become an…Fitness7 min readFitness7 min read
