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Have you thought about picking up any hobbies? Six months would give you plenty of time to learn a hobby and really get into it; you have enough time to try a f
by icey 10y ago
Have you thought about picking up any hobbies? Six months would give you plenty of time to learn a hobby and really get into it; you have enough time to try a few. It might be nice to think back on your sabbatical while doing your new hobby in the future.
- hoodwink 10y agoHobbies and skill building are the way to go. I just finished a 12-month sabbatical during which I learned scuba, sailing, skiing, surfing, and the R programming language. I also read 40 non-fiction books. Just lying on the beach gets boring.
- ant6n 10y agoAny book recommendations?
- hoodwink 10y agoMy favorites were Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb and Walden by Henry David Thoreau.
- fred_is_fred 10y agoGiven that list I feel like you should have learned Scala instead.
- rubicon33 10y agoCan I ask? How does one go on a 12-month sabbatical? Did you just save up a bunch of money at your day job, and then decide one day to take 12 months off and spend a chunk of your savings?
- hoodwink 10y agoWorked for 10 years. Long distance girlfriend and I wanted to close the gap but didn't want stay in NYC or PHL. So we came up with Option C: sell everything and travel the world for a year. 1.5 years later it's worked out pretty well.
- rubicon33 10y agoWow... that takes some courage I would think. Nicely done.
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- eelkefolmer 10y agoApply every 7 years for one ;-) (one of the perks of being in academia).