It comes and goes. Sometimes no one will suggest it to me in a while, and I forget that it’s an option. Then I get bombarded with suggestions and I think “Oh shit, we’re still talking about this? We haven’t gotten over it? Fixed it?” Tell Me It’s Not Just Me I’m […]
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2019 HASS Industry Networking Evening
Nearly a month ago, I went along to the HASS (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences) Industry Networking Evening at my alma mater, The University of Queensland. I try to go to at least one student-alumni event each year, if I can. It’s interesting to talk jobs and careers with students. With all due respect […]
I Need To Get Out Of My Own Way
Or I need to be kinder to myself. Or both? Somehow. I haven’t really written or published many new posts this year because I got injured and I’ve been focusing on managing it (and glorious side effects such as pain, fatigue from pain and allergic reactions). Which means whenever I look at what I […]
A Simple “I’m Scared To Outsource” “hack”.
Outsourcing. It’s so hot right now. If you’re scared of letting someone into your website, which is common when you’re starting to outsource, there is a simple hack you can try. A Simple “I’m Scared To Outsource” “hack”. Get the contractor to do all the writing, reviewing, updating of images… the tasks themselves. […]
Writing Unlike An Academic
One of the things I consistently struggled with when I was doing postgraduate studies a few years ago was writing like an academic. I was constantly told I was writing too informally. I’ve had that feedback in other parts of my life too, from time to time. But here’s the thing I’ve learned about myself. […]
WordCamp Brisbane 2018
WordCamp Brisbane was held on 27th and 28th October. I had a virus (of the human variety) and only spent two half-days at the conference. But, I still learned a great deal. Here’s a quick summary of the sessions I attended. Talks I attended Saturday WordPress As A Static Site Generator […]
Shiny Organisation
The thing about having and embracing shiny object syndrome is that it’s also hard. Don’t let anyone lie to you about this. I run 90% of blogs, ideas, projects, future books, podcasts, youtubeseseses, services and whatever else I do via NormalNess. Because we are all normal to ourselves. For me that means a lot of ideas. […]
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Community Trust
There was an article was on the ABC news website about Rio Tinto and community trust. While I’m far from across the details of the scenario, and don’t think there is enough information for me to comment on the specifics mentioned in the article, it prompted me to want to write about community trust. Community Trust […]
Definable Knowledge
If you want to run your blog as any kind of business, you’ll have to have a product or service to sell at some point. When you’ve been blogging a while, you’ll inevitable have learned a lot, sometimes without knowing it. Then, when you start to think about monetising, you don’t know what you know. […]
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Why I’m Not Taking Employment Contracts
Originally published on virtualanthropologist.com This article from The Guardian has been doing the rounds on many academic-focused Twitter and Facebook accounts. Including my own: This is why I work unrelated to my degree right now & started Virtual Anthropologist. Secure $ and attempt to stay in my field w/freelancing https://t.co/Xum3OP8FZw — Vanessa Smith (@virtualanthro) December 3, […]