Hopfield is Writing

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  • Writing Sci-Fi as a Fantasy Major

    I love science-fiction. It’s fantasy but at the other end of the spectrum, technology replacing magic. Recently, I’ve started writing a little bit of science fiction, but the problem is: I don’t know science ( ° ᗜ ° “) I… Continue reading

    Writing Sci-Fi as a Fantasy Major

  • The Caves of Steel Taught Me Some Words

    I don’t know how useful these words from the 1950s will be for me writing in the 2020s but there’s a few fun ones to salvage. Continue reading

    The Caves of Steel Taught Me Some Words

  • Writing Tools: Study With Me (Body Doubling)

    Before I knew what it was called “body doubling”, I was using “study with me” videos on YouTube to help me study and write. I bought it in September 2024, not long after it was first released and I have… Continue reading

    Writing Tools: Study With Me (Body Doubling)

  • Self-Structured Learning: Language & Mathematics

    My sister and I started a self-study journey a couple of years ago. Though life has constantly gotten into the way, in the last couple of months we’ve greatly improved the foundations of this long term commitment. We had interrupted… Continue reading

    Self-Structured Learning: Language & Mathematics

  • Assessment Task 1: Literature Review

    Note: this was the second literature review that I’d ever written (I failed the first one when I was studying social work at UQ). For some more context, I rewrote the entire essay the day off. I didn’t realise there… Continue reading

    Assessment Task 1: Literature Review

  • First Essay of the Indigenous Knowledges Minor, 2019 (final submission, no further edits)

    KKB191 Am I Black Enough? Assessment Task 2: Reflective Essay Word Count: 1925 Reflective Essay | Am I Enough? Upon entering this minor, I had an idea of what I expected and hoped to learn. I wanted to receive formal… Continue reading

    First Essay of the Indigenous Knowledges Minor, 2019 (final submission, no further edits)

  • My Assignment Schedule

    This semester, my assignment schedule looks a lot more daunting than previously. So far, this is what the scedule looks like. I always have a ‘start week’ date but I don’t always keep to it, although I am getting better… Continue reading

    My Assignment Schedule

  • First Assignment Due Friday

    For my internship unit, my first assessment task is due this Friday. The unit is pass/fail so I don’t get marks or a grade that contributes to my GPA at the end of the semester. This unit is done in… Continue reading

    First Assignment Due Friday

  • Creating a Professional Profile

    Since starting my degree I’ve had to think about my ‘professional profile’. I’ve thought about it and completed the assessment tasks and yet there are still so many things I don’t know. Even referring to anything about myself as ‘professional’… Continue reading