12 mistakes students make when it comes to exams and how to avoid them

Mistakes are an inevitable part of the learning process. But if you keep making the same mistakes over and over, it can be demoralising. In this article, I share 12 common mistakes students make when preparing for exams, and what you can do to avoid making them. But let me be clear, this article isn’t […]

Exchanging letters with your Future Self

I want you to consider that there are two versions of you: Present You and Future You. Some of us have a tendency to ignore our Future Self, preferring to live for the moment. But when it’s the night before an exam and you’re scrambling to revise, I’m guessing you probably wish you’d given more […]

How to feel successful

I used to live with this nagging feeling that I wasn’t quite enough. Not smart enough. Not pretty enough. Not successful enough. This feeling of inadequacy drove me to work in unsustainable and unhealthy ways. I felt desperate to make something of myself in this world. It took doing a PhD to make me realise […]

Use your unique brain (or lose it)

The other day, I heard someone say they use AI to make their to-do lists. Then another person told me he uses AI to read his email and tell him what he needs to do for the day. I thought, “Why would you do that?” Why have we stopped using our brains and completely outsourced […]