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Experts also need a ‘beginner’s mind’, so I learned to run

Every few years, I try to learn a new thing. Not a new fact, or a new technique, but a whole new area of knowledge. I graduated from my PhD 15 years ago, I’ve been a teacher and published author and peer reviewer for so long I find I can lose sight of what it’s like to be a newbie. But it makes me a better teacher, researcher and reviewer, if I can put myself into the shoes of people who don’t already know what I do.

Dog editors vs Cat editors

As an author, my writing goes through stages. Sometimes it’s a fragile flower, sometimes it’s an almost perfect final draft. And that means I need different feedback from co-authors and editors, at different stages of the writing cycle.
When you work in a writing team, too, you’ll often have people with different strengths.

Tap, tap, tap… is this thing on?

I took a break from the blog, and not for the first time. This blog, as I always say, is a gift and an extra—an act of generosity, but also an act of fun.

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Experts also need a ‘beginner’s mind’, so I learned to run

Dog editors vs Cat editors

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