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I'm a burned out academic leaving the field. I'd like to learn something new as a means of recovery and healing from the trauma (edit: narcissm, lack of human connection, intense funding cuts resulting in competition, less focus on students in recent years and instead on metrics). So, what should I learn (edit: that might help recovery from the aforementioned) What do you recommend and where could I start? I'm not looking for career advice, just crowdsourcing new things to learn and experience.

That's it. That's my ask.

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[-] TiberiusDreadnought@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 days ago

What are your current living circumstances? As in, are you in a city, a suburb, or rural area? And do you have financial security and potentially a surplus?

I ask since many hobbies and things to learn could cost money, space, or both. When I used to be in a congested city with no financials, things I'd learn were mostly computer based: writing stories on LaTeX, making a html portfolio, etc. Later, I got into building and flying RC airplanes which truly takes my mind off things and gives a relaxation feeling while flying. Now, I attend various seminars and lectures of different disciplines since it's a no-pressure way of learning random cool stuff.

[-] its_me_xiphos@beehaw.org 1 points 4 days ago

Makes sense. Small town (10,000). Community college nearby and a larger uni in the city about 45 minutes by rail.

Why writing by LaTex and what is the reason for it? I've written loads over the years but never in LaTex.

[-] TiberiusDreadnought@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 9 hours ago

I just loved the baseline aesthetics of LaTeX. I liked writing stories when I had an itch for it, and it feels a lot better when your work is formatted nicely. It was a fun challenge without having any consequences.

Do you journal? Journalling on its own feels nice in the long run, and would also look cool if written in LaTeX.

[-] its_me_xiphos@beehaw.org 1 points 5 hours ago

Thanks for the response.

I'll have a look. I don't journal, I've gone through spurts on trying and never keeping up. Likely just my inability to schedule it into my day.

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