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  • Epiphanies on therapy (from someone who hasn’t yet had therapy)

    A realization came to me the other day when having a catchup with my boss. It was the first catchup we had had for some time and this one was different. Not only had there been recent stressors of COVID and local flooding, but I had also been spread thin at work. All of this

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  • On consuming without the guilt

    Over the last year I’ve seen a stack of YouTubers promoting things like “building a second brain”. And whilst I’m sure systems like this are beneficial for reviewing previously consumed ideas and great for content creators, I have some thoughts. The moment I felt like this had gone too far was on one video where

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  • How do we combat toxic productivity in the workplace?

    Toxic productivity. A phrase we probably ought to apply a bit more liberally I think if we want to acknowledge the bizarre weight our society gives to the grind, the hustle, forgoing sleep in favour of work and then flexing it as some badge of honour. Here are the things which have been on my

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Christine loves chemistry, talking medications and discussing how we best care for others at work.

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