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stress and the writing body
There are suggestions that academic life is pretty stressful compared with other professional occupations (see The Guardian HE Network on this). And it is a truism to suggest that the process of doctoral and post doctoral education is stressful. It … Continue reading →
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looking after your body while writing: tip two
This is the second post about writing related injury prevention by Randy Barber. Last week we looked at one way you can guard against the harmful effects of excessive computer use. This was the spectacularly simple step of taking frequent … Continue reading →
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Tagged Pat Thomson, prevention, Randy Barber, stretching, writing related injuries
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