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Your Phone and The Grid of Life
Could your phone be filling one or more of your nine Grid of Life squares?
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Dr Vicki Hamill
What did your younger self love to do?
If you need some help figuring out what activities will bring you joy, ask yourself this question.
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No idea what activities bring you joy?
These prompts will help you figure it out.
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How to Smash - or At Least Pass - Your Dissertation or Thesis
I created a video course! How to Smash - or At Least Pass - Your Dissertation or Thesis. Here's where you can access audio-only versions of all of the…
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Dr Vicki Hamill

June 2025

The Grid of Life and Social Anxiety
The two reasons why I think that figuring out what your Grid of Life should contain - and what you want it to contain - is one of the first key steps to…
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The Grid of Life and Negative Thought Loops
How being able to easily turn to self-care-related activities, and those that bring us joy, is one of the best ways to break free from a negative…
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The Ideal Components of Your Grid of Life
Our life grids being confined to nine squares emphasises that there is only so much we can give our full attention to at one time. So what, ideally…
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A List of UK Literary Agencies
A list of UK literary agencies - maybe with a slant towards those whose clients write commercial non-fiction - and agent-specific #AmWriting episodes.
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What does your Grid of Life look like?
One of the first self-help books I read was Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers. One of the ideas it contained that stuck with me is that of…
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Dr Vicki Hamill

May 2025

Fave Fictional Universes: Common Threads Part 2
How identifying the fictional universes we’re drawn to and their commonalities can help us to move towards living the life of our dreams, with reference…
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Dr Vicki Hamill
Fave Fictional Universes: Common Threads Part 1
How identifying the fictional universes we’re drawn to and their commonalities can help us to move towards living the life of our dreams.
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Dr Vicki Hamill
Which fictional universes depict a life you’d love?
Identify the fictional universes you're drawn to, and their commonalities, to gain clarity around the life you truly want, and make decisions that move…
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