Science does keep you pretty busy so there never seems like there is much spare time left!
But… when I’m not working, I like playing sport, catching up with friends and doing art. I play netball and touch football (social touch with other scientists at lunchtime), and like running too and I go to a dance class twice a week.
This morning I went out for brekkie with some friends which was great and hopefully I will get some time tonight to play with some artworks I am making!
I agree with Kate – that science keep you pretty busy most of the time, but that doesn’t mean I don’t find time to do other things.
When I’m not working I like catching up with friends, going out for walks with my husband and my dog, going to the gym or going for a run. I take my dog to training classes once a week, and also like reading crime novels and historical fiction and watching movies/TV shows.
I disagree (in the nicest possible way 😉 ) with Kate and Bev — scientists don’t have to be busier than other working people. I had a lot more “spare time” as a PhD student (trainee scientist) than I do now that I work for the government.
I do find, however, that when I was doing research I’d do a lot more thinking about my “work” during my leisure time than I do now: some of my best “problem solving” was done while walking or cycling beside the river.
Apart from the walks, I do a lot of reading (of lots of different kinds of books) and listening to music — and I’m a keen badminton player but have let it slip since I started 9-to-5 work.
Hi cnixon,
Science does keep you pretty busy so there never seems like there is much spare time left!
But… when I’m not working, I like playing sport, catching up with friends and doing art. I play netball and touch football (social touch with other scientists at lunchtime), and like running too and I go to a dance class twice a week.
This morning I went out for brekkie with some friends which was great and hopefully I will get some time tonight to play with some artworks I am making!
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Hi cnixon,
I agree with Kate – that science keep you pretty busy most of the time, but that doesn’t mean I don’t find time to do other things.
When I’m not working I like catching up with friends, going out for walks with my husband and my dog, going to the gym or going for a run. I take my dog to training classes once a week, and also like reading crime novels and historical fiction and watching movies/TV shows.
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Hi cnixon,
I disagree (in the nicest possible way 😉 ) with Kate and Bev — scientists don’t have to be busier than other working people. I had a lot more “spare time” as a PhD student (trainee scientist) than I do now that I work for the government.
I do find, however, that when I was doing research I’d do a lot more thinking about my “work” during my leisure time than I do now: some of my best “problem solving” was done while walking or cycling beside the river.
Apart from the walks, I do a lot of reading (of lots of different kinds of books) and listening to music — and I’m a keen badminton player but have let it slip since I started 9-to-5 work.
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