Argh

[indri]

I've just reread, for the first time in years, this novel I abandoned halfway-through when I was working on my PhD.

I used to write much better than I do now. It's depressing.

I should probably try to complete it, now the PhD's done. But only once I've finished those damned fanfics.

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[indri]

I'll blame all those technical reports I have to write. They're written in substandard offhand pseudo-academic prose.

Also, I need to read three novels a week the way I used to. Only then I might have to pare down my LJ time.

[speakr2customrs.livejournal.com]

Also, I need to read three novels a week the way I used to. Only then I might have to pare down my LJ time.


Tell me about it. I got the new Terry Pratchett book for my birthday on October 4th, and it's still lying unread beside the computer. I used to read 2 or 3 novels a day.

[indri]

My SO can read more than book a day; I never could, unless you count Dr Who novels. I really must make time for it. During my studies, I deliberately avoided reading novels so I could get some work done, and now I need to get back into the habit of reading.

[makd.livejournal.com]

ITA Academia can be deadly to the spirit, sometimes. I don't do nearly as much, artistically, as I used to. I tend to channel the creativity into lecturing, teaching, mentoring, writing, research, yadda yadda.

I look at some of the artwork I did 30 years ago, and I think that someone else did it, but of course, I did it --- just a different person at the time.

[indri]

I'm not currently in academia but "industry", strictly speaking. I just find that I can't focus to the level I need to during the day and then use my brain in the evenings for anything constructive. I'm going to give in to that and try to do creative stuff on the weekends instead.

What kind of artwork did you do?