by htstein | Dec 21, 2016 | Strategies
I’m a firm believer in the power of a writing routine. Recently, I’ve been on the hunt for motivational music with a steady beat and progression, but no distracting vocals to inspire me to JUST GET WRITING. Whether you’re studying for finals,...
by htstein | Dec 18, 2016 | Crosswords, English is Weird
The English lexicon is massive. The Oxford English Dictionary contains over 170,000 individual entries, many with dozens of definitions. One of the oddities of this ever-growing language is that there are specific terms for groups of animals, often as a play on words....
by htstein | Dec 15, 2016 | Strategies
I talked a lot in class. Probably too much. It’s very hard to gauge, and as a lecturer even harder to approach a student whose dominance in the discussion has become a problem. These three questions can serve as a barometre to evaluate whether you’ve gone...