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Sharon Flitman
Sharon Flitman

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Mar 18, 2022

Death and our growing need for safety

While there aren’t many absolute certainties in this world, there is one thing we know for sure: none of us are getting out of here alive. Despite a niggling awareness of our eventual but inevitable doom, death remains one of those conversation topics deemed unseemly for polite company. We don’t…

Death

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Death and our growing need for safety
Death and our growing need for safety
Death

4 min read


Dec 16, 2021

You’re nothing more than a niche occupant

I live in a niche. Chances are, you do too — whether or not you’re aware of it. Allow me to explain. Many years ago, I used to jog several times a week. Occasionally, a running buddy would accompany me. …

Psychology

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You’re nothing more than a niche occupant
You’re nothing more than a niche occupant
Psychology

3 min read


Feb 7, 2021

How NOT to change people: why they never seem to listen to your awesome advice

Here’s a free piece of unsolicited advice: don’t give unsolicited advice. Wait! Don’t go! I promise that’s the last piece of hypocrisy I’ll be dishing out for at least 3 paragraphs. In all seriousness though, advice-giving is a tricky, complicated business. …

Psychology

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How NOT to change people: why they never seem to listen to your awesome advice
How NOT to change people: why they never seem to listen to your awesome advice
Psychology

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Jan 21, 2021

The worst word in the English language, and how it’s ruining your life

I have great respect for words. As a speech pathologist by day and a blog writer by (occasional) night, it would be problematic and confusing if I didn’t. But I don’t think all words have a place in our language. Don’t get me wrong; I’m no linguistic purist. My utterances…

Language

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The worst word in the English language, and how it’s ruining your life
The worst word in the English language, and how it’s ruining your life
Language

4 min read


Aug 30, 2020

Keeping your cyber stuff safe: the one thing you’re probably doing wrong

The other day, I received a rather scary email. It addressed me by name and politely informed me that it had successfully hacked one of my accounts and here was my password. In order for my private particulars not to be shared with the wider world, here were the details…

Cyber Security

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Keeping your cyber stuff safe: the one thing you’re probably doing wrong
Keeping your cyber stuff safe: the one thing you’re probably doing wrong
Cyber Security

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Aug 9, 2020

Surviving coronavirus: it’s probably not what you think

While debate has raged around many aspects of our pandemic, there’s one thing we can pretty much all agree on: the whole situation has been one protracted series of emotional d*ck punches. About a week ago, a large portion of Australia’s population was downgraded from Stage 3 restrictions (severely limited…

Coronavirus

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Surviving coronavirus: it’s probably not what you think
Surviving coronavirus: it’s probably not what you think
Coronavirus

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Jul 21, 2020

Compulsory masks? Time to ban alcohol.

It’s a mad time right now. Making it through a single conversation without encountering words like ‘unprecedented’ or ‘new normal’ is an almost insurmountable challenge. In the current cray-cray climate, almost every new day seems to herald a new list of things that we must or must not do in…

Coronavirus

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Compulsory masks? Time to ban alcohol.
Compulsory masks? Time to ban alcohol.
Coronavirus

3 min read


Jul 6, 2020

Coronavirus has cured the flu

So far, 2020 has seemed like some sort of bad joke. The kind that, once cracked, earns you long, withering looks from anyone in earshot. In Australia, it started with the bushfire season from hell. Our air quality levels plummeted to among the worst in the entire world. Our landscapes…

Coronavirus

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Coronavirus has cured the flu
Coronavirus has cured the flu
Coronavirus

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May 20, 2020

Lifting of lockdowns: navigating a return to pre-iso life

The first half of 2020 has been a sh*t-storm of fairly monumental proportions. The kind usually reserved for bathrooms following Indian street food feasts. But to those who have weathered the COVID-storm and emerged on the other side, clearer skies are on the horizon. Our iso-diet has worked. The curve…

Pandemic

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Lifting of lockdowns: navigating a return to pre-iso life
Lifting of lockdowns: navigating a return to pre-iso life
Pandemic

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Mar 7, 2020

The true culprit of our toilet paper crisis

In stark contrast to our standard ‘She’ll be right’ approach, Aussies have begun genuinely prepping for the apocalypse. As one might imagine could occur in conjunction with end-of-world arrangements, there’s been a definitive up-tick in the supermarket sales of canned goods, bottled water and long life milk. And fair enough…

Coronaviruses

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The true culprit of our toilet paper crisis
The true culprit of our toilet paper crisis
Coronaviruses

3 min read

Sharon Flitman

Sharon Flitman

35 Followers

Musings from a human with eyes and ears. Read more at https://flitmusings.wordpress.com

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