Then the nature of research is wrong... Burnout is talked about a lot more now in academia, and we have a lot of students who come in that value work/life balance which is good. There are still a lot of old school thinkers though
Colleen Dewis
2024-07-15 18:48:41 +0000 UTC
This hits home for me - my Ph.D. attempt would've been more successful if my supervisor had offered some guidance on avoiding burnout rather than just saying "that's the nature of research" every time I told him I was struggling. Thanks, Prof. Taylor.
John Pallister
2024-07-12 03:26:18 +0000 UTC
This kind of drive, paired with the physical and/or emotional inability to be a PrOdUcTiVe MeMbEr Of SoCiEtY by conventional standards, will kill you friggin' dead. Ask me how I know!
(the answer is i'm dead)