that’s the duration of time that I’m out of academia..
I still think about it now and then, but I don’t dream about it.
Even though it’s only 8 months, I have to say the past 8 months has been a lot more ‘happening’ and ‘colorful’ than my 8 months in academia (probably either writing or doing benchwork). Can’t say if it’s a good or bad thing.
I have to admit, I miss “academic freedom”. I used to choose what experiments I have to do, decide the course of the research, think about the problems and do something about it. In the past, I would live in peace & silence (minus the stress) and just conduct more experiments or design figures or write, every single day.
That aside, the past 8 months had been a great exposure & I am doing things that I couldn’t dream of. (eg. going to Brunei). I can feel that I’m learning and growing as a person (in a good way I really hope!!!)
so at the end of day, am I making the right choice?
..to be honest, I don’t know. Perhaps there is no right choice… but I think my choice is to be in a work that my dearest love ones can live with & I can find a reasonable amount of time to spend with them. Family is important.
oh & I can find time to work on my own art stuff that requires zero grant $$$. :)
This took me 2 hours to construct (T_T).. Magnets repel, so you can’t just fix it together >_> (or no??)
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