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Four years after starting my COVID reflections series, I’ve learned that:

– Looking for a bit of beauty every day is a great way of finding positives in the world
– Writing about what is happening the world is much better for my state of mind than doomscrolling
– A community of people reading and reflecting is even better!
– Basic, widely available data and information is a vital part of government’s role, and one which they are still not doing enough.Continue Reading

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Writing my previous Unearthed post made me remember the other reason I decided to become an actuary. I remember saying to one of my teachers, “I’ll never have to write another essay again.” I find it somewhat ironic, then, that I’m now effectively writing as a hobby (quite apart fromContinue Reading

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Lazy blogging today, but I thought I’d use a profile I put together for a work magazine. It was quite fun to put together. My favourite energetic pursuit: Triathlons (although it’s been over a year since I did one) My favourite meal: Pancakes and maple syrup on a Sunday morningContinue Reading

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The Economist has an opinion piece this week on the death of the newspaper. In it, there’s a very rosy view of the difference the citizen journalist makes to the availability of news: In addition, a new force of “citizen” journalists and bloggers is itching to hold politicians to account.Continue Reading