The power of writing at least 15mins EVERY.SINGLE.DAY
Newton’s first law of motion (inertia) seems to apply to the non-physical world, too: It takes more energy to get a stopped project started than to keep a project moving.
On the importance of local values
As we have Chuck Wolfe with us at JCU leading the Urban Thinkers Campus this and next weeks, this week’s quote comes from his Urbanism Without Effort book… Read more…
Making a global agenda work locally for healthy, sustainable living in tropical Australia
Silvia Tavares, James Cook University and David Sellars, James Cook University
Life in the tropics is often seen as “living in paradise”, a place where everything grows and flourishes. This picture-postcard environment is not the year-round reality. At certain times of year, intense heat, humidity and the wet season affect liveability, making outdoor activity unattractive and thereby reducing social cohesion. Read more…
Book recommendation: Finding Time for your Scholarly Writing: A Short Guide, by Jo VanEvery
Finding Time for your Scholarly Writing: A Short Guide by Jo VanEvery
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
“[Day] is my research day. I will address your email during normal working hours on [next working day]. Thank you for your patience.” (Kindle Locations 247-248) Read more…
Writing as a tool for thinking
Don’t allow your gremlins to tell you that you should be able to do this [writing] in your head and only commit your ideas to paper when they are clear. Use writing to think.
Queensland Strategy on Climate, Health, and Well-being Workshop
“The Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science (DES) has engaged the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) and the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) to facilitate the development of a Human Health and Wellbeing Climate Adaptation Plan for Queensland (H-CAP).” Read more…
Book recommendation: The Scholarly Writing Process: A Short Guide, by Jo VanEvery
The Scholarly Writing Process: A Short Guide by Jo VanEvery
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
“Writing is a process through which you create knowledge. AND Writing is a product that communicates knowledge.” (Kindle Locations 39-42) Read more…
Month in review: April 2018 (with a hint of February and March 2018)
I am falling behind with my ‘month in review posts’. Truth is I’ve drafted February, never wrapped it up. Drafted March and combined with February, and never wrapped it up again. Double fail! It is sad, because not publishing these posts means I stop writing my achievements, and end up getting get demotivated. So consequence of not tracking? Not writing! Read more…
For the protection of closed doors and against open plan academic offices
The main thing that all writers need, Stephen King says in On Writing, is “a door that you are willing to shut.” The door (if we use it) protects us from interruptions. A space where we are protected from interruption is crucial for any writing project.
Presentation at the IPWEAQ 2018 Conference
A few weeks ago, on the 19th April, I presented a 3-part project I have been working on at the IPWEAQ 2018 Conference (Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia North Queensland Branch), here in Cairns. Read more…
