Academic life and work from Aotearoa New Zealand
I was a Twitter user for a decade. Like many people, I left a few months after Elon Musk bought it since it no longer seemed to connect me to the community I had formed there. I do miss it, but in hindsight, it was probably a good thing. One thing that annoyed me was... Continue Reading →
We all have family rituals, whether we realise that is what they are or not. In a larger family these rituals start to take on a life of their own, becoming a sort of adhesive that binds the family together. They might take a little bit of effort to set up, but if the fit is right, I reckon they become the things kids grow up and remember as part of themselves, helping them feel they belong. They communicate a sense of collective belonging that is one of the key ingredients to intrinsic wellbeing.
Lately I have been feeling very disillusioned with the academic life. I mean, I've always intellectually known that our reach is often short, our work ignored and overlooked, and our lifestyles completely overrun by our work. But recently, I have been feeling it more, and feeling more dissatisfied about it. Then a few things happened... Continue Reading →
Throwntogetherness 