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i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12mazj | g12omhg | 1,597,121,817 | 1,597,123,611 | 3 | 102 | Professor here. Literally any form of shorter communication is preferred (can I have an extension vs can I have an extension because of the following 17 things), and thank yous are huge. | I’ll be disappointed if OP doesn’t reply thanks to each comment | 0 | 1,794 | 34 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12mgc9 | g12omhg | 1,597,121,928 | 1,597,123,611 | 2 | 102 | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | I’ll be disappointed if OP doesn’t reply thanks to each comment | 0 | 1,683 | 51 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12i78n | g12em3w | 1,597,118,902 | 1,597,116,624 | 64 | 35 | Yup! A simple "thank you!" or "thanks, that cleared up my confusion/answered my question" is great. I once even had a student write me a physical thank you letter after I wrote them a rec letter. That was much appreciated. Now, if it was an email sent to half the college faculty and someone replies all, *that* gets me *mad* :) | My prof tell ma me she always appreciate thank you emails | 1 | 2,278 | 1.828571 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12i78n | g12i5o2 | 1,597,118,902 | 1,597,118,872 | 64 | 26 | Yup! A simple "thank you!" or "thanks, that cleared up my confusion/answered my question" is great. I once even had a student write me a physical thank you letter after I wrote them a rec letter. That was much appreciated. Now, if it was an email sent to half the college faculty and someone replies all, *that* gets me *mad* :) | A note of thanks regarding some particular kindness is nice, but please don’t send “thanks “ when for example you ask a question like, when is the assignment due and I say Tuesday. | 1 | 30 | 2.461538 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12i78n | g12hycu | 1,597,118,902 | 1,597,118,736 | 64 | 4 | Yup! A simple "thank you!" or "thanks, that cleared up my confusion/answered my question" is great. I once even had a student write me a physical thank you letter after I wrote them a rec letter. That was much appreciated. Now, if it was an email sent to half the college faculty and someone replies all, *that* gets me *mad* :) | I’ve always had positive responses to such emails. | 1 | 166 | 16 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12i78n | g12htok | 1,597,118,902 | 1,597,118,650 | 64 | 3 | Yup! A simple "thank you!" or "thanks, that cleared up my confusion/answered my question" is great. I once even had a student write me a physical thank you letter after I wrote them a rec letter. That was much appreciated. Now, if it was an email sent to half the college faculty and someone replies all, *that* gets me *mad* :) | It's far, far more likely that a professor won't read your long, detailed, and important email than that they will read your short, polite, and insignificant email and get upset about it. Their email accounts are already colossally cluttered. | 1 | 252 | 21.333333 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12k4go | g12i5o2 | 1,597,120,230 | 1,597,118,872 | 28 | 26 | Communication is *super important* \- letting us know you got our email is extremely helpful, esp. when it leaves a paper trail for *you* as well as *us.* I have had to send students reminders about assignments or whatever and the difference between making or not making a grade adjustment is that student demonstrates responsiveness and engagement. I get not every student has equal email access and some Professors explicitly *don't* like email, but in my class if I send you an email and you can respond, it goes a long ways. | A note of thanks regarding some particular kindness is nice, but please don’t send “thanks “ when for example you ask a question like, when is the assignment due and I say Tuesday. | 1 | 1,358 | 1.076923 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12hycu | g12i5o2 | 1,597,118,736 | 1,597,118,872 | 4 | 26 | I’ve always had positive responses to such emails. | A note of thanks regarding some particular kindness is nice, but please don’t send “thanks “ when for example you ask a question like, when is the assignment due and I say Tuesday. | 0 | 136 | 6.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12htok | g12i5o2 | 1,597,118,650 | 1,597,118,872 | 3 | 26 | It's far, far more likely that a professor won't read your long, detailed, and important email than that they will read your short, polite, and insignificant email and get upset about it. Their email accounts are already colossally cluttered. | A note of thanks regarding some particular kindness is nice, but please don’t send “thanks “ when for example you ask a question like, when is the assignment due and I say Tuesday. | 0 | 222 | 8.666667 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12jbc2 | g12k4go | 1,597,119,665 | 1,597,120,230 | 8 | 28 | some students don’t reply! Thank you is fine. | Communication is *super important* \- letting us know you got our email is extremely helpful, esp. when it leaves a paper trail for *you* as well as *us.* I have had to send students reminders about assignments or whatever and the difference between making or not making a grade adjustment is that student demonstrates responsiveness and engagement. I get not every student has equal email access and some Professors explicitly *don't* like email, but in my class if I send you an email and you can respond, it goes a long ways. | 0 | 565 | 3.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12k4go | g12hycu | 1,597,120,230 | 1,597,118,736 | 28 | 4 | Communication is *super important* \- letting us know you got our email is extremely helpful, esp. when it leaves a paper trail for *you* as well as *us.* I have had to send students reminders about assignments or whatever and the difference between making or not making a grade adjustment is that student demonstrates responsiveness and engagement. I get not every student has equal email access and some Professors explicitly *don't* like email, but in my class if I send you an email and you can respond, it goes a long ways. | I’ve always had positive responses to such emails. | 1 | 1,494 | 7 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12k4go | g12htok | 1,597,120,230 | 1,597,118,650 | 28 | 3 | Communication is *super important* \- letting us know you got our email is extremely helpful, esp. when it leaves a paper trail for *you* as well as *us.* I have had to send students reminders about assignments or whatever and the difference between making or not making a grade adjustment is that student demonstrates responsiveness and engagement. I get not every student has equal email access and some Professors explicitly *don't* like email, but in my class if I send you an email and you can respond, it goes a long ways. | It's far, far more likely that a professor won't read your long, detailed, and important email than that they will read your short, polite, and insignificant email and get upset about it. Their email accounts are already colossally cluttered. | 1 | 1,580 | 9.333333 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12jyw7 | g12k4go | 1,597,120,121 | 1,597,120,230 | 3 | 28 | Yes. When I graduated my PhD I sent a thank you mail to every prof whose classes I had attended and all of them unanimously liked it | Communication is *super important* \- letting us know you got our email is extremely helpful, esp. when it leaves a paper trail for *you* as well as *us.* I have had to send students reminders about assignments or whatever and the difference between making or not making a grade adjustment is that student demonstrates responsiveness and engagement. I get not every student has equal email access and some Professors explicitly *don't* like email, but in my class if I send you an email and you can respond, it goes a long ways. | 0 | 109 | 9.333333 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12mekf | g12jbc2 | 1,597,121,892 | 1,597,119,665 | 11 | 8 | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | some students don’t reply! Thank you is fine. | 1 | 2,227 | 1.375 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12hycu | g12mekf | 1,597,118,736 | 1,597,121,892 | 4 | 11 | I’ve always had positive responses to such emails. | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | 0 | 3,156 | 2.75 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12mekf | g12htok | 1,597,121,892 | 1,597,118,650 | 11 | 3 | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | It's far, far more likely that a professor won't read your long, detailed, and important email than that they will read your short, polite, and insignificant email and get upset about it. Their email accounts are already colossally cluttered. | 1 | 3,242 | 3.666667 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12mekf | g12jyw7 | 1,597,121,892 | 1,597,120,121 | 11 | 3 | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | Yes. When I graduated my PhD I sent a thank you mail to every prof whose classes I had attended and all of them unanimously liked it | 1 | 1,771 | 3.666667 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12mazj | g12mekf | 1,597,121,817 | 1,597,121,892 | 3 | 11 | Professor here. Literally any form of shorter communication is preferred (can I have an extension vs can I have an extension because of the following 17 things), and thank yous are huge. | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | 0 | 75 | 3.666667 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12jbc2 | g12hycu | 1,597,119,665 | 1,597,118,736 | 8 | 4 | some students don’t reply! Thank you is fine. | I’ve always had positive responses to such emails. | 1 | 929 | 2 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12jbc2 | g12htok | 1,597,119,665 | 1,597,118,650 | 8 | 3 | some students don’t reply! Thank you is fine. | It's far, far more likely that a professor won't read your long, detailed, and important email than that they will read your short, polite, and insignificant email and get upset about it. Their email accounts are already colossally cluttered. | 1 | 1,015 | 2.666667 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12mneh | g12mfe4 | 1,597,122,074 | 1,597,121,909 | 8 | 4 | I was having the same problem...thank you. for asking. | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | 1 | 165 | 2 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12hycu | g12mneh | 1,597,118,736 | 1,597,122,074 | 4 | 8 | I’ve always had positive responses to such emails. | I was having the same problem...thank you. for asking. | 0 | 3,338 | 2 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12htok | g12mneh | 1,597,118,650 | 1,597,122,074 | 3 | 8 | It's far, far more likely that a professor won't read your long, detailed, and important email than that they will read your short, polite, and insignificant email and get upset about it. Their email accounts are already colossally cluttered. | I was having the same problem...thank you. for asking. | 0 | 3,424 | 2.666667 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12mneh | g12jyw7 | 1,597,122,074 | 1,597,120,121 | 8 | 3 | I was having the same problem...thank you. for asking. | Yes. When I graduated my PhD I sent a thank you mail to every prof whose classes I had attended and all of them unanimously liked it | 1 | 1,953 | 2.666667 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12mneh | g12mazj | 1,597,122,074 | 1,597,121,817 | 8 | 3 | I was having the same problem...thank you. for asking. | Professor here. Literally any form of shorter communication is preferred (can I have an extension vs can I have an extension because of the following 17 things), and thank yous are huge. | 1 | 257 | 2.666667 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12mgc9 | g12mneh | 1,597,121,928 | 1,597,122,074 | 2 | 8 | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | I was having the same problem...thank you. for asking. | 0 | 146 | 4 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12mfe4 | g12htok | 1,597,121,909 | 1,597,118,650 | 4 | 3 | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | It's far, far more likely that a professor won't read your long, detailed, and important email than that they will read your short, polite, and insignificant email and get upset about it. Their email accounts are already colossally cluttered. | 1 | 3,259 | 1.333333 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12jyw7 | g12mfe4 | 1,597,120,121 | 1,597,121,909 | 3 | 4 | Yes. When I graduated my PhD I sent a thank you mail to every prof whose classes I had attended and all of them unanimously liked it | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | 0 | 1,788 | 1.333333 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12mfe4 | g12mazj | 1,597,121,909 | 1,597,121,817 | 4 | 3 | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | Professor here. Literally any form of shorter communication is preferred (can I have an extension vs can I have an extension because of the following 17 things), and thank yous are huge. | 1 | 92 | 1.333333 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12hycu | g12htok | 1,597,118,736 | 1,597,118,650 | 4 | 3 | I’ve always had positive responses to such emails. | It's far, far more likely that a professor won't read your long, detailed, and important email than that they will read your short, polite, and insignificant email and get upset about it. Their email accounts are already colossally cluttered. | 1 | 86 | 1.333333 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g132d7y | g12mgc9 | 1,597,136,522 | 1,597,121,928 | 3 | 2 | Even if a thanks isn't necessary, I like to know that you got the message or info I sent, so yeah, I appreciate it in at least two ways. | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | 1 | 14,594 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12p3h7 | g132d7y | 1,597,123,990 | 1,597,136,522 | 2 | 3 | so much yes | Even if a thanks isn't necessary, I like to know that you got the message or info I sent, so yeah, I appreciate it in at least two ways. | 0 | 12,532 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12qput | g132d7y | 1,597,125,343 | 1,597,136,522 | 2 | 3 | Thank yous are good. | Even if a thanks isn't necessary, I like to know that you got the message or info I sent, so yeah, I appreciate it in at least two ways. | 0 | 11,179 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12wkqg | g132d7y | 1,597,130,658 | 1,597,136,522 | 2 | 3 | I usually choose one of the Gmail autoresponses. Or "Thank you!" Or a "Thank you so much!" To show enthusiasm | Even if a thanks isn't necessary, I like to know that you got the message or info I sent, so yeah, I appreciate it in at least two ways. | 0 | 5,864 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13bzju | g12mgc9 | 1,597,145,780 | 1,597,121,928 | 3 | 2 | Well, both are true. Yes, “thank you’s” clog the inbox but it makes a good impression anyways. (Ideally we’d be using Slack or Teams for basic conversations and this would be less of a problem but until then email is what we all work with.) | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | 1 | 23,852 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13bzju | g12p3h7 | 1,597,145,780 | 1,597,123,990 | 3 | 2 | Well, both are true. Yes, “thank you’s” clog the inbox but it makes a good impression anyways. (Ideally we’d be using Slack or Teams for basic conversations and this would be less of a problem but until then email is what we all work with.) | so much yes | 1 | 21,790 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13bzju | g12qput | 1,597,145,780 | 1,597,125,343 | 3 | 2 | Well, both are true. Yes, “thank you’s” clog the inbox but it makes a good impression anyways. (Ideally we’d be using Slack or Teams for basic conversations and this would be less of a problem but until then email is what we all work with.) | Thank yous are good. | 1 | 20,437 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13bzju | g12wkqg | 1,597,145,780 | 1,597,130,658 | 3 | 2 | Well, both are true. Yes, “thank you’s” clog the inbox but it makes a good impression anyways. (Ideally we’d be using Slack or Teams for basic conversations and this would be less of a problem but until then email is what we all work with.) | I usually choose one of the Gmail autoresponses. Or "Thank you!" Or a "Thank you so much!" To show enthusiasm | 1 | 15,122 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12mgc9 | g13elx0 | 1,597,121,928 | 1,597,147,873 | 2 | 3 | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | Personally, I appreciate the courtesy. But it can get a bit overboard if you send out thank yous to every one of my emails/announcements | 0 | 25,945 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12p3h7 | g13elx0 | 1,597,123,990 | 1,597,147,873 | 2 | 3 | so much yes | Personally, I appreciate the courtesy. But it can get a bit overboard if you send out thank yous to every one of my emails/announcements | 0 | 23,883 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12qput | g13elx0 | 1,597,125,343 | 1,597,147,873 | 2 | 3 | Thank yous are good. | Personally, I appreciate the courtesy. But it can get a bit overboard if you send out thank yous to every one of my emails/announcements | 0 | 22,530 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12wkqg | g13elx0 | 1,597,130,658 | 1,597,147,873 | 2 | 3 | I usually choose one of the Gmail autoresponses. Or "Thank you!" Or a "Thank you so much!" To show enthusiasm | Personally, I appreciate the courtesy. But it can get a bit overboard if you send out thank yous to every one of my emails/announcements | 0 | 17,215 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13ohfu | g12mgc9 | 1,597,154,225 | 1,597,121,928 | 3 | 2 | I usually try to send something like "Thank you for helping me with this, blah blah blah" If they don't appreciate it, at least it didn't really cost you much more than like a minute of time | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | 1 | 32,297 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13ohfu | g12p3h7 | 1,597,154,225 | 1,597,123,990 | 3 | 2 | I usually try to send something like "Thank you for helping me with this, blah blah blah" If they don't appreciate it, at least it didn't really cost you much more than like a minute of time | so much yes | 1 | 30,235 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12qput | g13ohfu | 1,597,125,343 | 1,597,154,225 | 2 | 3 | Thank yous are good. | I usually try to send something like "Thank you for helping me with this, blah blah blah" If they don't appreciate it, at least it didn't really cost you much more than like a minute of time | 0 | 28,882 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13ohfu | g12wkqg | 1,597,154,225 | 1,597,130,658 | 3 | 2 | I usually try to send something like "Thank you for helping me with this, blah blah blah" If they don't appreciate it, at least it didn't really cost you much more than like a minute of time | I usually choose one of the Gmail autoresponses. Or "Thank you!" Or a "Thank you so much!" To show enthusiasm | 1 | 23,567 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13ohfu | g13jbts | 1,597,154,225 | 1,597,151,133 | 3 | 2 | I usually try to send something like "Thank you for helping me with this, blah blah blah" If they don't appreciate it, at least it didn't really cost you much more than like a minute of time | Yes, thanks. | 1 | 3,092 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13ohfu | g13li0a | 1,597,154,225 | 1,597,152,490 | 3 | 2 | I usually try to send something like "Thank you for helping me with this, blah blah blah" If they don't appreciate it, at least it didn't really cost you much more than like a minute of time | I used to think the same when I was a student. Of course it will depend on the professor and some are more busy than others, but imagine the person that would get upset with a thank you. When in doubt, send the thank you. If it is a professor with whom you communicate very frequently and the thank you relates to a small matter, you might just incorporate the thank you into your next email response, rather than a separate thank you email. | 1 | 1,735 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13uthb | g12mgc9 | 1,597,157,799 | 1,597,121,928 | 3 | 2 | Acknowledgement of receipt of information is important to effectively communicating as a team. I'd rather receive a "Thanks." or "OK, got it." than no email at all. | Professor here - thank you emails are somewhat rare and always appreciated by me at least! | 1 | 35,871 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12p3h7 | g13uthb | 1,597,123,990 | 1,597,157,799 | 2 | 3 | so much yes | Acknowledgement of receipt of information is important to effectively communicating as a team. I'd rather receive a "Thanks." or "OK, got it." than no email at all. | 0 | 33,809 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g12qput | g13uthb | 1,597,125,343 | 1,597,157,799 | 2 | 3 | Thank yous are good. | Acknowledgement of receipt of information is important to effectively communicating as a team. I'd rather receive a "Thanks." or "OK, got it." than no email at all. | 0 | 32,456 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13uthb | g12wkqg | 1,597,157,799 | 1,597,130,658 | 3 | 2 | Acknowledgement of receipt of information is important to effectively communicating as a team. I'd rather receive a "Thanks." or "OK, got it." than no email at all. | I usually choose one of the Gmail autoresponses. Or "Thank you!" Or a "Thank you so much!" To show enthusiasm | 1 | 27,141 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13uthb | g13jbts | 1,597,157,799 | 1,597,151,133 | 3 | 2 | Acknowledgement of receipt of information is important to effectively communicating as a team. I'd rather receive a "Thanks." or "OK, got it." than no email at all. | Yes, thanks. | 1 | 6,666 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13li0a | g13uthb | 1,597,152,490 | 1,597,157,799 | 2 | 3 | I used to think the same when I was a student. Of course it will depend on the professor and some are more busy than others, but imagine the person that would get upset with a thank you. When in doubt, send the thank you. If it is a professor with whom you communicate very frequently and the thank you relates to a small matter, you might just incorporate the thank you into your next email response, rather than a separate thank you email. | Acknowledgement of receipt of information is important to effectively communicating as a team. I'd rather receive a "Thanks." or "OK, got it." than no email at all. | 0 | 5,309 | 1.5 |
i7jmn2 | askacademia_train | 0.99 | Do professors appreciate simple email replies such as just a "thank you"? On one hand I would assume sending a quick "thank you" or a one-sentence appreciation would be polite. On the other hand I wonder if this would be annoying as it just clutters up your email more. So are there any guidelines on how I should respond to a professor's reply when only a simple appreciation/thank you is warranted? | g13uthb | g13sefe | 1,597,157,799 | 1,597,156,366 | 3 | 2 | Acknowledgement of receipt of information is important to effectively communicating as a team. I'd rather receive a "Thanks." or "OK, got it." than no email at all. | Yes, absolutely! I find it so strange to send out a response to an email to never hear back from a student again. Think of it as a conversation. If you asked your prof a question in person, and they answered, would just turn around and walk away, or would you at least say thanks? Students are increasingly writing email to profs in the format of a text....remember text and email are not the same. Good question OP! | 1 | 1,433 | 1.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv36eyt | fv2urnq | 1,592,365,496 | 1,592,358,416 | 196 | 33 | I learned a trick in grad school that helps. If I put my leisure activities of choice in my to-do list, right alongside my work goals, then it's still something to check off. This helps me remember to see those activities as also required. So I check off yoga, bike rides, walks, video games, reading for fun, etc. This has helped me immensely. Good luck! | Some ideas to focus on something else: - get some fun videogame to play, - call your parents more often, - watch some shows on Netflix with your s.o., - have a baby - start an arts project, - exercise, cook, and eat healthy - let yourself dive into the depths of Reddit and find an obscure, yet interesting, topic to talk to other kind strangers However, it is likely that you are feeling that you are not doing enough in your work time. Perhaps you can keep track of your tasks during the week to remind you of your hard work so far? Then, you can rest assured that you have done your best during the week, and you cannot possibly do better than your best. Therapy and meditation can also help with that. Science and results are really nice, but they are only a small fraction of all the world has to offer. Good luck! | 1 | 7,080 | 5.939394 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv36eyt | fv32cwq | 1,592,365,496 | 1,592,362,964 | 196 | 19 | I learned a trick in grad school that helps. If I put my leisure activities of choice in my to-do list, right alongside my work goals, then it's still something to check off. This helps me remember to see those activities as also required. So I check off yoga, bike rides, walks, video games, reading for fun, etc. This has helped me immensely. Good luck! | I haven’t found the solution myself, but spending time with others and getting back into old hobbies are two strategies to help me feel more balanced. Part of it is recognition that the old way of constant work is unhealthy. I’m trying to remind myself that, at the end of my life, I probably will wish I worked less, and I try to think about hoe I could spend my time in a way that adds to my health, not my CV. And, Draw strong boundaries (e.g. no weekend work) and try to add new things to your life to fill that time, perhaps starting with activities that used to give you joy but that you haven’t put a lot of time into in recent years. | 1 | 2,532 | 10.315789 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv2sx3k | fv36eyt | 1,592,357,316 | 1,592,365,496 | 10 | 196 | "Healthier" Ways: Exercise, pick up a new hobby, play board games, garden, spend time with people I love "Less Healthy" Ways: Alcohol | I learned a trick in grad school that helps. If I put my leisure activities of choice in my to-do list, right alongside my work goals, then it's still something to check off. This helps me remember to see those activities as also required. So I check off yoga, bike rides, walks, video games, reading for fun, etc. This has helped me immensely. Good luck! | 0 | 8,180 | 19.6 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv2urnq | fv36t0t | 1,592,358,416 | 1,592,365,743 | 33 | 131 | Some ideas to focus on something else: - get some fun videogame to play, - call your parents more often, - watch some shows on Netflix with your s.o., - have a baby - start an arts project, - exercise, cook, and eat healthy - let yourself dive into the depths of Reddit and find an obscure, yet interesting, topic to talk to other kind strangers However, it is likely that you are feeling that you are not doing enough in your work time. Perhaps you can keep track of your tasks during the week to remind you of your hard work so far? Then, you can rest assured that you have done your best during the week, and you cannot possibly do better than your best. Therapy and meditation can also help with that. Science and results are really nice, but they are only a small fraction of all the world has to offer. Good luck! | This is why I smoke weed. | 0 | 7,327 | 3.969697 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv36t0t | fv32cwq | 1,592,365,743 | 1,592,362,964 | 131 | 19 | This is why I smoke weed. | I haven’t found the solution myself, but spending time with others and getting back into old hobbies are two strategies to help me feel more balanced. Part of it is recognition that the old way of constant work is unhealthy. I’m trying to remind myself that, at the end of my life, I probably will wish I worked less, and I try to think about hoe I could spend my time in a way that adds to my health, not my CV. And, Draw strong boundaries (e.g. no weekend work) and try to add new things to your life to fill that time, perhaps starting with activities that used to give you joy but that you haven’t put a lot of time into in recent years. | 1 | 2,779 | 6.894737 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv2sx3k | fv36t0t | 1,592,357,316 | 1,592,365,743 | 10 | 131 | "Healthier" Ways: Exercise, pick up a new hobby, play board games, garden, spend time with people I love "Less Healthy" Ways: Alcohol | This is why I smoke weed. | 0 | 8,427 | 13.1 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3k50d | fv2urnq | 1,592,375,680 | 1,592,358,416 | 39 | 33 | There are a number of good suggestions here focused in cultivating new pastimes and unplugging from work. I agree with many of these. I would like to take a moment and acknowledge that what your asking isn't, "else should I do with my time?" instead I understand your question to mean, "how do I unlearn compulsive work behaviors I developed during my PhD as an adaptation and coping mechanism for sustaining the academic effort I felt was required for success." To my thinking, what you're going through partially a result of all the time dedicated to your PhD where you needed to remove non-phd-progressing habits and partially a grown up realization about what we can realistically achieve in life. Try to think about what your career is going to look like with your PhD. What do you want to achieve professionally and what do you want personally? I presume for most people they desire to feel successful and fulfilled in both arenas of their life. You've spent so much time and energy focused on getting to the PhD milestone it's time to cultivate what life looks like after it. What do you want at work? In 30 years looking back what do you think will help you feel accomplished and satisfied; publishing, research, leadership, promotions, things in your discipline or out, serving on boards, etc.? And looking back from that same point what personal things do you want to have achieved; family, marriage, kids, travel, home ownership, etc. Once you have an idea what you might want in the end, that list is where you start making your changes. If you don't need to be a dean or academic chair, but you want to stay in your lab - great! Go for it. If you won't feel fulfilled until you have kids or travel the world, then figure out those things. Make them priorities now. There are no guarantees for the future and it can't be just one thing. When we're old and gray as the cliches go we won't want to look back and think 'gee, I wish I spent more time in the office' by the same token diversion and recreation can be the same. We need a balance between a focus on productivity and personal fulfillment. Whatever that balance is try to move it everyday with good habits. I say this because I don't know anyone who can change overnight. As creatures of habit we get the most accomplished and the most achieved when we work on a task consistently over time whether that's a PhD, a hobby, weight loss, reading, working out, finding a partner, or cultivating ourselves personally. Anyway, that turned into a book. TL,DR; figure out what you want not just what you want to avoid, and work on it over time. | Some ideas to focus on something else: - get some fun videogame to play, - call your parents more often, - watch some shows on Netflix with your s.o., - have a baby - start an arts project, - exercise, cook, and eat healthy - let yourself dive into the depths of Reddit and find an obscure, yet interesting, topic to talk to other kind strangers However, it is likely that you are feeling that you are not doing enough in your work time. Perhaps you can keep track of your tasks during the week to remind you of your hard work so far? Then, you can rest assured that you have done your best during the week, and you cannot possibly do better than your best. Therapy and meditation can also help with that. Science and results are really nice, but they are only a small fraction of all the world has to offer. Good luck! | 1 | 17,264 | 1.181818 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv38r5x | fv3k50d | 1,592,367,025 | 1,592,375,680 | 22 | 39 | Weed. Scheduled sessions. | There are a number of good suggestions here focused in cultivating new pastimes and unplugging from work. I agree with many of these. I would like to take a moment and acknowledge that what your asking isn't, "else should I do with my time?" instead I understand your question to mean, "how do I unlearn compulsive work behaviors I developed during my PhD as an adaptation and coping mechanism for sustaining the academic effort I felt was required for success." To my thinking, what you're going through partially a result of all the time dedicated to your PhD where you needed to remove non-phd-progressing habits and partially a grown up realization about what we can realistically achieve in life. Try to think about what your career is going to look like with your PhD. What do you want to achieve professionally and what do you want personally? I presume for most people they desire to feel successful and fulfilled in both arenas of their life. You've spent so much time and energy focused on getting to the PhD milestone it's time to cultivate what life looks like after it. What do you want at work? In 30 years looking back what do you think will help you feel accomplished and satisfied; publishing, research, leadership, promotions, things in your discipline or out, serving on boards, etc.? And looking back from that same point what personal things do you want to have achieved; family, marriage, kids, travel, home ownership, etc. Once you have an idea what you might want in the end, that list is where you start making your changes. If you don't need to be a dean or academic chair, but you want to stay in your lab - great! Go for it. If you won't feel fulfilled until you have kids or travel the world, then figure out those things. Make them priorities now. There are no guarantees for the future and it can't be just one thing. When we're old and gray as the cliches go we won't want to look back and think 'gee, I wish I spent more time in the office' by the same token diversion and recreation can be the same. We need a balance between a focus on productivity and personal fulfillment. Whatever that balance is try to move it everyday with good habits. I say this because I don't know anyone who can change overnight. As creatures of habit we get the most accomplished and the most achieved when we work on a task consistently over time whether that's a PhD, a hobby, weight loss, reading, working out, finding a partner, or cultivating ourselves personally. Anyway, that turned into a book. TL,DR; figure out what you want not just what you want to avoid, and work on it over time. | 0 | 8,655 | 1.772727 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3k50d | fv32cwq | 1,592,375,680 | 1,592,362,964 | 39 | 19 | There are a number of good suggestions here focused in cultivating new pastimes and unplugging from work. I agree with many of these. I would like to take a moment and acknowledge that what your asking isn't, "else should I do with my time?" instead I understand your question to mean, "how do I unlearn compulsive work behaviors I developed during my PhD as an adaptation and coping mechanism for sustaining the academic effort I felt was required for success." To my thinking, what you're going through partially a result of all the time dedicated to your PhD where you needed to remove non-phd-progressing habits and partially a grown up realization about what we can realistically achieve in life. Try to think about what your career is going to look like with your PhD. What do you want to achieve professionally and what do you want personally? I presume for most people they desire to feel successful and fulfilled in both arenas of their life. You've spent so much time and energy focused on getting to the PhD milestone it's time to cultivate what life looks like after it. What do you want at work? In 30 years looking back what do you think will help you feel accomplished and satisfied; publishing, research, leadership, promotions, things in your discipline or out, serving on boards, etc.? And looking back from that same point what personal things do you want to have achieved; family, marriage, kids, travel, home ownership, etc. Once you have an idea what you might want in the end, that list is where you start making your changes. If you don't need to be a dean or academic chair, but you want to stay in your lab - great! Go for it. If you won't feel fulfilled until you have kids or travel the world, then figure out those things. Make them priorities now. There are no guarantees for the future and it can't be just one thing. When we're old and gray as the cliches go we won't want to look back and think 'gee, I wish I spent more time in the office' by the same token diversion and recreation can be the same. We need a balance between a focus on productivity and personal fulfillment. Whatever that balance is try to move it everyday with good habits. I say this because I don't know anyone who can change overnight. As creatures of habit we get the most accomplished and the most achieved when we work on a task consistently over time whether that's a PhD, a hobby, weight loss, reading, working out, finding a partner, or cultivating ourselves personally. Anyway, that turned into a book. TL,DR; figure out what you want not just what you want to avoid, and work on it over time. | I haven’t found the solution myself, but spending time with others and getting back into old hobbies are two strategies to help me feel more balanced. Part of it is recognition that the old way of constant work is unhealthy. I’m trying to remind myself that, at the end of my life, I probably will wish I worked less, and I try to think about hoe I could spend my time in a way that adds to my health, not my CV. And, Draw strong boundaries (e.g. no weekend work) and try to add new things to your life to fill that time, perhaps starting with activities that used to give you joy but that you haven’t put a lot of time into in recent years. | 1 | 12,716 | 2.052632 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3k50d | fv3fc2c | 1,592,375,680 | 1,592,371,792 | 39 | 18 | There are a number of good suggestions here focused in cultivating new pastimes and unplugging from work. I agree with many of these. I would like to take a moment and acknowledge that what your asking isn't, "else should I do with my time?" instead I understand your question to mean, "how do I unlearn compulsive work behaviors I developed during my PhD as an adaptation and coping mechanism for sustaining the academic effort I felt was required for success." To my thinking, what you're going through partially a result of all the time dedicated to your PhD where you needed to remove non-phd-progressing habits and partially a grown up realization about what we can realistically achieve in life. Try to think about what your career is going to look like with your PhD. What do you want to achieve professionally and what do you want personally? I presume for most people they desire to feel successful and fulfilled in both arenas of their life. You've spent so much time and energy focused on getting to the PhD milestone it's time to cultivate what life looks like after it. What do you want at work? In 30 years looking back what do you think will help you feel accomplished and satisfied; publishing, research, leadership, promotions, things in your discipline or out, serving on boards, etc.? And looking back from that same point what personal things do you want to have achieved; family, marriage, kids, travel, home ownership, etc. Once you have an idea what you might want in the end, that list is where you start making your changes. If you don't need to be a dean or academic chair, but you want to stay in your lab - great! Go for it. If you won't feel fulfilled until you have kids or travel the world, then figure out those things. Make them priorities now. There are no guarantees for the future and it can't be just one thing. When we're old and gray as the cliches go we won't want to look back and think 'gee, I wish I spent more time in the office' by the same token diversion and recreation can be the same. We need a balance between a focus on productivity and personal fulfillment. Whatever that balance is try to move it everyday with good habits. I say this because I don't know anyone who can change overnight. As creatures of habit we get the most accomplished and the most achieved when we work on a task consistently over time whether that's a PhD, a hobby, weight loss, reading, working out, finding a partner, or cultivating ourselves personally. Anyway, that turned into a book. TL,DR; figure out what you want not just what you want to avoid, and work on it over time. | Set some boundaries with respect to what time you spend in the office (or, given the current situation, have your computer on at home). Focus on your work during that time, but when things start to wind down for the day you should start to write a to-do list of tasks for the next day. Be as detailed and expansive as you like, the key here is to try to empty your mind of annoying little things that might pop up later in your head and switch your mind back to work. Once that's written, tell yourself you're done for the day. The easiest way to disconnect would be to leave home for an hour or so without your phone or laptop and go for a walk. If you have a stand-alone music player then take it with you, or a book, if you need something to run through your mind. But take the time to give yourself some healthy isolation. Hopefully you'll start to appreciate things you see on your little walks that distract you from wanting to *do* stuff. If you really have the desire to learn all the time then channel that into more healthy pursuits than returning to work. If you have any sort of hobby then start learning about it obsessively - if you have a favourite sports team then learn more about that team's history; if you like cooking then choose a recipe to tweak and perfect to the Nth degree (/r/macarons would be an easy way in to obsessive cooking/baking, speaking from experience); maybe start to learn a new language...you have plenty to choose from. Turn this nervous energy into something positive and set yourself goals to accomplish by the end of the week/month. I could recommend a load of YouTube channels of people who set themselves challenges to learn a new skill (useful or not) or change something in their life: The Goal Guys, Mike Boyd, Wheezy Waiter, Matt d'Avella... Above all else, remember your employer pays you for a set number of hours per week. Working more than those hours means you work for free, costing you money and your personal time. Your boss wouldn't allow your personal life to encroach on your contracted work hours, so you shouldn't allow your work to encroach on your personal time. | 1 | 3,888 | 2.166667 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3k50d | fv3b4eq | 1,592,375,680 | 1,592,368,660 | 39 | 12 | There are a number of good suggestions here focused in cultivating new pastimes and unplugging from work. I agree with many of these. I would like to take a moment and acknowledge that what your asking isn't, "else should I do with my time?" instead I understand your question to mean, "how do I unlearn compulsive work behaviors I developed during my PhD as an adaptation and coping mechanism for sustaining the academic effort I felt was required for success." To my thinking, what you're going through partially a result of all the time dedicated to your PhD where you needed to remove non-phd-progressing habits and partially a grown up realization about what we can realistically achieve in life. Try to think about what your career is going to look like with your PhD. What do you want to achieve professionally and what do you want personally? I presume for most people they desire to feel successful and fulfilled in both arenas of their life. You've spent so much time and energy focused on getting to the PhD milestone it's time to cultivate what life looks like after it. What do you want at work? In 30 years looking back what do you think will help you feel accomplished and satisfied; publishing, research, leadership, promotions, things in your discipline or out, serving on boards, etc.? And looking back from that same point what personal things do you want to have achieved; family, marriage, kids, travel, home ownership, etc. Once you have an idea what you might want in the end, that list is where you start making your changes. If you don't need to be a dean or academic chair, but you want to stay in your lab - great! Go for it. If you won't feel fulfilled until you have kids or travel the world, then figure out those things. Make them priorities now. There are no guarantees for the future and it can't be just one thing. When we're old and gray as the cliches go we won't want to look back and think 'gee, I wish I spent more time in the office' by the same token diversion and recreation can be the same. We need a balance between a focus on productivity and personal fulfillment. Whatever that balance is try to move it everyday with good habits. I say this because I don't know anyone who can change overnight. As creatures of habit we get the most accomplished and the most achieved when we work on a task consistently over time whether that's a PhD, a hobby, weight loss, reading, working out, finding a partner, or cultivating ourselves personally. Anyway, that turned into a book. TL,DR; figure out what you want not just what you want to avoid, and work on it over time. | I exercise a shit ton and I clean a lot | 1 | 7,020 | 3.25 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3k50d | fv2sx3k | 1,592,375,680 | 1,592,357,316 | 39 | 10 | There are a number of good suggestions here focused in cultivating new pastimes and unplugging from work. I agree with many of these. I would like to take a moment and acknowledge that what your asking isn't, "else should I do with my time?" instead I understand your question to mean, "how do I unlearn compulsive work behaviors I developed during my PhD as an adaptation and coping mechanism for sustaining the academic effort I felt was required for success." To my thinking, what you're going through partially a result of all the time dedicated to your PhD where you needed to remove non-phd-progressing habits and partially a grown up realization about what we can realistically achieve in life. Try to think about what your career is going to look like with your PhD. What do you want to achieve professionally and what do you want personally? I presume for most people they desire to feel successful and fulfilled in both arenas of their life. You've spent so much time and energy focused on getting to the PhD milestone it's time to cultivate what life looks like after it. What do you want at work? In 30 years looking back what do you think will help you feel accomplished and satisfied; publishing, research, leadership, promotions, things in your discipline or out, serving on boards, etc.? And looking back from that same point what personal things do you want to have achieved; family, marriage, kids, travel, home ownership, etc. Once you have an idea what you might want in the end, that list is where you start making your changes. If you don't need to be a dean or academic chair, but you want to stay in your lab - great! Go for it. If you won't feel fulfilled until you have kids or travel the world, then figure out those things. Make them priorities now. There are no guarantees for the future and it can't be just one thing. When we're old and gray as the cliches go we won't want to look back and think 'gee, I wish I spent more time in the office' by the same token diversion and recreation can be the same. We need a balance between a focus on productivity and personal fulfillment. Whatever that balance is try to move it everyday with good habits. I say this because I don't know anyone who can change overnight. As creatures of habit we get the most accomplished and the most achieved when we work on a task consistently over time whether that's a PhD, a hobby, weight loss, reading, working out, finding a partner, or cultivating ourselves personally. Anyway, that turned into a book. TL,DR; figure out what you want not just what you want to avoid, and work on it over time. | "Healthier" Ways: Exercise, pick up a new hobby, play board games, garden, spend time with people I love "Less Healthy" Ways: Alcohol | 1 | 18,364 | 3.9 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3k50d | fv3eo17 | 1,592,375,680 | 1,592,371,275 | 39 | 3 | There are a number of good suggestions here focused in cultivating new pastimes and unplugging from work. I agree with many of these. I would like to take a moment and acknowledge that what your asking isn't, "else should I do with my time?" instead I understand your question to mean, "how do I unlearn compulsive work behaviors I developed during my PhD as an adaptation and coping mechanism for sustaining the academic effort I felt was required for success." To my thinking, what you're going through partially a result of all the time dedicated to your PhD where you needed to remove non-phd-progressing habits and partially a grown up realization about what we can realistically achieve in life. Try to think about what your career is going to look like with your PhD. What do you want to achieve professionally and what do you want personally? I presume for most people they desire to feel successful and fulfilled in both arenas of their life. You've spent so much time and energy focused on getting to the PhD milestone it's time to cultivate what life looks like after it. What do you want at work? In 30 years looking back what do you think will help you feel accomplished and satisfied; publishing, research, leadership, promotions, things in your discipline or out, serving on boards, etc.? And looking back from that same point what personal things do you want to have achieved; family, marriage, kids, travel, home ownership, etc. Once you have an idea what you might want in the end, that list is where you start making your changes. If you don't need to be a dean or academic chair, but you want to stay in your lab - great! Go for it. If you won't feel fulfilled until you have kids or travel the world, then figure out those things. Make them priorities now. There are no guarantees for the future and it can't be just one thing. When we're old and gray as the cliches go we won't want to look back and think 'gee, I wish I spent more time in the office' by the same token diversion and recreation can be the same. We need a balance between a focus on productivity and personal fulfillment. Whatever that balance is try to move it everyday with good habits. I say this because I don't know anyone who can change overnight. As creatures of habit we get the most accomplished and the most achieved when we work on a task consistently over time whether that's a PhD, a hobby, weight loss, reading, working out, finding a partner, or cultivating ourselves personally. Anyway, that turned into a book. TL,DR; figure out what you want not just what you want to avoid, and work on it over time. | get a good hobby | 1 | 4,405 | 13 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3k50d | fv3f5xj | 1,592,375,680 | 1,592,371,659 | 39 | 2 | There are a number of good suggestions here focused in cultivating new pastimes and unplugging from work. I agree with many of these. I would like to take a moment and acknowledge that what your asking isn't, "else should I do with my time?" instead I understand your question to mean, "how do I unlearn compulsive work behaviors I developed during my PhD as an adaptation and coping mechanism for sustaining the academic effort I felt was required for success." To my thinking, what you're going through partially a result of all the time dedicated to your PhD where you needed to remove non-phd-progressing habits and partially a grown up realization about what we can realistically achieve in life. Try to think about what your career is going to look like with your PhD. What do you want to achieve professionally and what do you want personally? I presume for most people they desire to feel successful and fulfilled in both arenas of their life. You've spent so much time and energy focused on getting to the PhD milestone it's time to cultivate what life looks like after it. What do you want at work? In 30 years looking back what do you think will help you feel accomplished and satisfied; publishing, research, leadership, promotions, things in your discipline or out, serving on boards, etc.? And looking back from that same point what personal things do you want to have achieved; family, marriage, kids, travel, home ownership, etc. Once you have an idea what you might want in the end, that list is where you start making your changes. If you don't need to be a dean or academic chair, but you want to stay in your lab - great! Go for it. If you won't feel fulfilled until you have kids or travel the world, then figure out those things. Make them priorities now. There are no guarantees for the future and it can't be just one thing. When we're old and gray as the cliches go we won't want to look back and think 'gee, I wish I spent more time in the office' by the same token diversion and recreation can be the same. We need a balance between a focus on productivity and personal fulfillment. Whatever that balance is try to move it everyday with good habits. I say this because I don't know anyone who can change overnight. As creatures of habit we get the most accomplished and the most achieved when we work on a task consistently over time whether that's a PhD, a hobby, weight loss, reading, working out, finding a partner, or cultivating ourselves personally. Anyway, that turned into a book. TL,DR; figure out what you want not just what you want to avoid, and work on it over time. | Start training aikido. | 1 | 4,021 | 19.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv2urnq | fv2sx3k | 1,592,358,416 | 1,592,357,316 | 33 | 10 | Some ideas to focus on something else: - get some fun videogame to play, - call your parents more often, - watch some shows on Netflix with your s.o., - have a baby - start an arts project, - exercise, cook, and eat healthy - let yourself dive into the depths of Reddit and find an obscure, yet interesting, topic to talk to other kind strangers However, it is likely that you are feeling that you are not doing enough in your work time. Perhaps you can keep track of your tasks during the week to remind you of your hard work so far? Then, you can rest assured that you have done your best during the week, and you cannot possibly do better than your best. Therapy and meditation can also help with that. Science and results are really nice, but they are only a small fraction of all the world has to offer. Good luck! | "Healthier" Ways: Exercise, pick up a new hobby, play board games, garden, spend time with people I love "Less Healthy" Ways: Alcohol | 1 | 1,100 | 3.3 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv38r5x | fv32cwq | 1,592,367,025 | 1,592,362,964 | 22 | 19 | Weed. Scheduled sessions. | I haven’t found the solution myself, but spending time with others and getting back into old hobbies are two strategies to help me feel more balanced. Part of it is recognition that the old way of constant work is unhealthy. I’m trying to remind myself that, at the end of my life, I probably will wish I worked less, and I try to think about hoe I could spend my time in a way that adds to my health, not my CV. And, Draw strong boundaries (e.g. no weekend work) and try to add new things to your life to fill that time, perhaps starting with activities that used to give you joy but that you haven’t put a lot of time into in recent years. | 1 | 4,061 | 1.157895 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv38r5x | fv2sx3k | 1,592,367,025 | 1,592,357,316 | 22 | 10 | Weed. Scheduled sessions. | "Healthier" Ways: Exercise, pick up a new hobby, play board games, garden, spend time with people I love "Less Healthy" Ways: Alcohol | 1 | 9,709 | 2.2 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv2sx3k | fv32cwq | 1,592,357,316 | 1,592,362,964 | 10 | 19 | "Healthier" Ways: Exercise, pick up a new hobby, play board games, garden, spend time with people I love "Less Healthy" Ways: Alcohol | I haven’t found the solution myself, but spending time with others and getting back into old hobbies are two strategies to help me feel more balanced. Part of it is recognition that the old way of constant work is unhealthy. I’m trying to remind myself that, at the end of my life, I probably will wish I worked less, and I try to think about hoe I could spend my time in a way that adds to my health, not my CV. And, Draw strong boundaries (e.g. no weekend work) and try to add new things to your life to fill that time, perhaps starting with activities that used to give you joy but that you haven’t put a lot of time into in recent years. | 0 | 5,648 | 1.9 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3b4eq | fv3fc2c | 1,592,368,660 | 1,592,371,792 | 12 | 18 | I exercise a shit ton and I clean a lot | Set some boundaries with respect to what time you spend in the office (or, given the current situation, have your computer on at home). Focus on your work during that time, but when things start to wind down for the day you should start to write a to-do list of tasks for the next day. Be as detailed and expansive as you like, the key here is to try to empty your mind of annoying little things that might pop up later in your head and switch your mind back to work. Once that's written, tell yourself you're done for the day. The easiest way to disconnect would be to leave home for an hour or so without your phone or laptop and go for a walk. If you have a stand-alone music player then take it with you, or a book, if you need something to run through your mind. But take the time to give yourself some healthy isolation. Hopefully you'll start to appreciate things you see on your little walks that distract you from wanting to *do* stuff. If you really have the desire to learn all the time then channel that into more healthy pursuits than returning to work. If you have any sort of hobby then start learning about it obsessively - if you have a favourite sports team then learn more about that team's history; if you like cooking then choose a recipe to tweak and perfect to the Nth degree (/r/macarons would be an easy way in to obsessive cooking/baking, speaking from experience); maybe start to learn a new language...you have plenty to choose from. Turn this nervous energy into something positive and set yourself goals to accomplish by the end of the week/month. I could recommend a load of YouTube channels of people who set themselves challenges to learn a new skill (useful or not) or change something in their life: The Goal Guys, Mike Boyd, Wheezy Waiter, Matt d'Avella... Above all else, remember your employer pays you for a set number of hours per week. Working more than those hours means you work for free, costing you money and your personal time. Your boss wouldn't allow your personal life to encroach on your contracted work hours, so you shouldn't allow your work to encroach on your personal time. | 0 | 3,132 | 1.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv2sx3k | fv3fc2c | 1,592,357,316 | 1,592,371,792 | 10 | 18 | "Healthier" Ways: Exercise, pick up a new hobby, play board games, garden, spend time with people I love "Less Healthy" Ways: Alcohol | Set some boundaries with respect to what time you spend in the office (or, given the current situation, have your computer on at home). Focus on your work during that time, but when things start to wind down for the day you should start to write a to-do list of tasks for the next day. Be as detailed and expansive as you like, the key here is to try to empty your mind of annoying little things that might pop up later in your head and switch your mind back to work. Once that's written, tell yourself you're done for the day. The easiest way to disconnect would be to leave home for an hour or so without your phone or laptop and go for a walk. If you have a stand-alone music player then take it with you, or a book, if you need something to run through your mind. But take the time to give yourself some healthy isolation. Hopefully you'll start to appreciate things you see on your little walks that distract you from wanting to *do* stuff. If you really have the desire to learn all the time then channel that into more healthy pursuits than returning to work. If you have any sort of hobby then start learning about it obsessively - if you have a favourite sports team then learn more about that team's history; if you like cooking then choose a recipe to tweak and perfect to the Nth degree (/r/macarons would be an easy way in to obsessive cooking/baking, speaking from experience); maybe start to learn a new language...you have plenty to choose from. Turn this nervous energy into something positive and set yourself goals to accomplish by the end of the week/month. I could recommend a load of YouTube channels of people who set themselves challenges to learn a new skill (useful or not) or change something in their life: The Goal Guys, Mike Boyd, Wheezy Waiter, Matt d'Avella... Above all else, remember your employer pays you for a set number of hours per week. Working more than those hours means you work for free, costing you money and your personal time. Your boss wouldn't allow your personal life to encroach on your contracted work hours, so you shouldn't allow your work to encroach on your personal time. | 0 | 14,476 | 1.8 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3fc2c | fv3eo17 | 1,592,371,792 | 1,592,371,275 | 18 | 3 | Set some boundaries with respect to what time you spend in the office (or, given the current situation, have your computer on at home). Focus on your work during that time, but when things start to wind down for the day you should start to write a to-do list of tasks for the next day. Be as detailed and expansive as you like, the key here is to try to empty your mind of annoying little things that might pop up later in your head and switch your mind back to work. Once that's written, tell yourself you're done for the day. The easiest way to disconnect would be to leave home for an hour or so without your phone or laptop and go for a walk. If you have a stand-alone music player then take it with you, or a book, if you need something to run through your mind. But take the time to give yourself some healthy isolation. Hopefully you'll start to appreciate things you see on your little walks that distract you from wanting to *do* stuff. If you really have the desire to learn all the time then channel that into more healthy pursuits than returning to work. If you have any sort of hobby then start learning about it obsessively - if you have a favourite sports team then learn more about that team's history; if you like cooking then choose a recipe to tweak and perfect to the Nth degree (/r/macarons would be an easy way in to obsessive cooking/baking, speaking from experience); maybe start to learn a new language...you have plenty to choose from. Turn this nervous energy into something positive and set yourself goals to accomplish by the end of the week/month. I could recommend a load of YouTube channels of people who set themselves challenges to learn a new skill (useful or not) or change something in their life: The Goal Guys, Mike Boyd, Wheezy Waiter, Matt d'Avella... Above all else, remember your employer pays you for a set number of hours per week. Working more than those hours means you work for free, costing you money and your personal time. Your boss wouldn't allow your personal life to encroach on your contracted work hours, so you shouldn't allow your work to encroach on your personal time. | get a good hobby | 1 | 517 | 6 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3f5xj | fv3fc2c | 1,592,371,659 | 1,592,371,792 | 2 | 18 | Start training aikido. | Set some boundaries with respect to what time you spend in the office (or, given the current situation, have your computer on at home). Focus on your work during that time, but when things start to wind down for the day you should start to write a to-do list of tasks for the next day. Be as detailed and expansive as you like, the key here is to try to empty your mind of annoying little things that might pop up later in your head and switch your mind back to work. Once that's written, tell yourself you're done for the day. The easiest way to disconnect would be to leave home for an hour or so without your phone or laptop and go for a walk. If you have a stand-alone music player then take it with you, or a book, if you need something to run through your mind. But take the time to give yourself some healthy isolation. Hopefully you'll start to appreciate things you see on your little walks that distract you from wanting to *do* stuff. If you really have the desire to learn all the time then channel that into more healthy pursuits than returning to work. If you have any sort of hobby then start learning about it obsessively - if you have a favourite sports team then learn more about that team's history; if you like cooking then choose a recipe to tweak and perfect to the Nth degree (/r/macarons would be an easy way in to obsessive cooking/baking, speaking from experience); maybe start to learn a new language...you have plenty to choose from. Turn this nervous energy into something positive and set yourself goals to accomplish by the end of the week/month. I could recommend a load of YouTube channels of people who set themselves challenges to learn a new skill (useful or not) or change something in their life: The Goal Guys, Mike Boyd, Wheezy Waiter, Matt d'Avella... Above all else, remember your employer pays you for a set number of hours per week. Working more than those hours means you work for free, costing you money and your personal time. Your boss wouldn't allow your personal life to encroach on your contracted work hours, so you shouldn't allow your work to encroach on your personal time. | 0 | 133 | 9 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv2sx3k | fv3b4eq | 1,592,357,316 | 1,592,368,660 | 10 | 12 | "Healthier" Ways: Exercise, pick up a new hobby, play board games, garden, spend time with people I love "Less Healthy" Ways: Alcohol | I exercise a shit ton and I clean a lot | 0 | 11,344 | 1.2 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3tvyc | fv3vf2p | 1,592,385,096 | 1,592,386,695 | 3 | 5 | I'm a master degree student, so I actually have more time to spend than a phd student, but I was also studying to death last year. This year however, I started to take piano lessons. Just 1 hour in a week, but surprisingly it really helped me mentally. In the evenings I started to practice half an hour and that helped me to get rid of the stress of the day somehow. It still counts as learning, it is still productive, so you really don't feel bad or unproductive, you just enjoy it. I'm 25 and never had a piano lesson before, so sometimes it gets a little frustrating but even the frustration makes me happy, it's a promising challenge. I think you can start a hobby from the zero, like learn a new instrument or start painting. This type of hobbies won't make you feel like you're doing something unproductive, because there's also a challenge to learn them and the results are better than playing video games or watching mindless movies. | It took me about 6 months post-PhD to get over my guilt. It was like a reflex I had to consciously unlearn. I had to remind myself that I was ALLOWED to do nothing. That I didn’t need to feel guilty for relaxing. I had to consciously remind myself of that A LOT. And after awhile I realised I don’t always have to be DOING something and that I actually LIKE relaxing! My mental health is better for it! It gets better. | 0 | 1,599 | 1.666667 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3eo17 | fv3vf2p | 1,592,371,275 | 1,592,386,695 | 3 | 5 | get a good hobby | It took me about 6 months post-PhD to get over my guilt. It was like a reflex I had to consciously unlearn. I had to remind myself that I was ALLOWED to do nothing. That I didn’t need to feel guilty for relaxing. I had to consciously remind myself of that A LOT. And after awhile I realised I don’t always have to be DOING something and that I actually LIKE relaxing! My mental health is better for it! It gets better. | 0 | 15,420 | 1.666667 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3lmt4 | fv3vf2p | 1,592,376,976 | 1,592,386,695 | 2 | 5 | The answer lies in two Mary: Bloody Mary and Mary Jane 8) | It took me about 6 months post-PhD to get over my guilt. It was like a reflex I had to consciously unlearn. I had to remind myself that I was ALLOWED to do nothing. That I didn’t need to feel guilty for relaxing. I had to consciously remind myself of that A LOT. And after awhile I realised I don’t always have to be DOING something and that I actually LIKE relaxing! My mental health is better for it! It gets better. | 0 | 9,719 | 2.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3f5xj | fv3vf2p | 1,592,371,659 | 1,592,386,695 | 2 | 5 | Start training aikido. | It took me about 6 months post-PhD to get over my guilt. It was like a reflex I had to consciously unlearn. I had to remind myself that I was ALLOWED to do nothing. That I didn’t need to feel guilty for relaxing. I had to consciously remind myself of that A LOT. And after awhile I realised I don’t always have to be DOING something and that I actually LIKE relaxing! My mental health is better for it! It gets better. | 0 | 15,036 | 2.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3ke7u | fv3vf2p | 1,592,375,900 | 1,592,386,695 | 2 | 5 | I think it probably needs some time for those feelings to go away. It might sound corny but a sort of mindfulness approach might help. Try to be aware of your feelings of guilt and tell yourself that you might not be productive now but you will be another day. It might also help to set realistic work goals each week that you can check off. Lastly as others have said, planning your free time probably helps as well. The more busy and in need of free time I get, the more likely I am to end up on the couch bored, staring at the TV, not enjoying myself and feeling guilty. Probably because I was so busy that I didn't plan what to do with that free time. | It took me about 6 months post-PhD to get over my guilt. It was like a reflex I had to consciously unlearn. I had to remind myself that I was ALLOWED to do nothing. That I didn’t need to feel guilty for relaxing. I had to consciously remind myself of that A LOT. And after awhile I realised I don’t always have to be DOING something and that I actually LIKE relaxing! My mental health is better for it! It gets better. | 0 | 10,795 | 2.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3lmt4 | fv3tvyc | 1,592,376,976 | 1,592,385,096 | 2 | 3 | The answer lies in two Mary: Bloody Mary and Mary Jane 8) | I'm a master degree student, so I actually have more time to spend than a phd student, but I was also studying to death last year. This year however, I started to take piano lessons. Just 1 hour in a week, but surprisingly it really helped me mentally. In the evenings I started to practice half an hour and that helped me to get rid of the stress of the day somehow. It still counts as learning, it is still productive, so you really don't feel bad or unproductive, you just enjoy it. I'm 25 and never had a piano lesson before, so sometimes it gets a little frustrating but even the frustration makes me happy, it's a promising challenge. I think you can start a hobby from the zero, like learn a new instrument or start painting. This type of hobbies won't make you feel like you're doing something unproductive, because there's also a challenge to learn them and the results are better than playing video games or watching mindless movies. | 0 | 8,120 | 1.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3f5xj | fv3tvyc | 1,592,371,659 | 1,592,385,096 | 2 | 3 | Start training aikido. | I'm a master degree student, so I actually have more time to spend than a phd student, but I was also studying to death last year. This year however, I started to take piano lessons. Just 1 hour in a week, but surprisingly it really helped me mentally. In the evenings I started to practice half an hour and that helped me to get rid of the stress of the day somehow. It still counts as learning, it is still productive, so you really don't feel bad or unproductive, you just enjoy it. I'm 25 and never had a piano lesson before, so sometimes it gets a little frustrating but even the frustration makes me happy, it's a promising challenge. I think you can start a hobby from the zero, like learn a new instrument or start painting. This type of hobbies won't make you feel like you're doing something unproductive, because there's also a challenge to learn them and the results are better than playing video games or watching mindless movies. | 0 | 13,437 | 1.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv3ke7u | fv3tvyc | 1,592,375,900 | 1,592,385,096 | 2 | 3 | I think it probably needs some time for those feelings to go away. It might sound corny but a sort of mindfulness approach might help. Try to be aware of your feelings of guilt and tell yourself that you might not be productive now but you will be another day. It might also help to set realistic work goals each week that you can check off. Lastly as others have said, planning your free time probably helps as well. The more busy and in need of free time I get, the more likely I am to end up on the couch bored, staring at the TV, not enjoying myself and feeling guilty. Probably because I was so busy that I didn't plan what to do with that free time. | I'm a master degree student, so I actually have more time to spend than a phd student, but I was also studying to death last year. This year however, I started to take piano lessons. Just 1 hour in a week, but surprisingly it really helped me mentally. In the evenings I started to practice half an hour and that helped me to get rid of the stress of the day somehow. It still counts as learning, it is still productive, so you really don't feel bad or unproductive, you just enjoy it. I'm 25 and never had a piano lesson before, so sometimes it gets a little frustrating but even the frustration makes me happy, it's a promising challenge. I think you can start a hobby from the zero, like learn a new instrument or start painting. This type of hobbies won't make you feel like you're doing something unproductive, because there's also a challenge to learn them and the results are better than playing video games or watching mindless movies. | 0 | 9,196 | 1.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv55pvz | fv3lmt4 | 1,592,415,421 | 1,592,376,976 | 3 | 2 | It comes with a change in values. Put yourself and your needs before the "academic cult". Acknowledge your own brainwashing, think about what really matters to you in life, and go from there. Take on projects you only genuinely care about. | The answer lies in two Mary: Bloody Mary and Mary Jane 8) | 1 | 38,445 | 1.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv55pvz | fv3f5xj | 1,592,415,421 | 1,592,371,659 | 3 | 2 | It comes with a change in values. Put yourself and your needs before the "academic cult". Acknowledge your own brainwashing, think about what really matters to you in life, and go from there. Take on projects you only genuinely care about. | Start training aikido. | 1 | 43,762 | 1.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv55pvz | fv3ke7u | 1,592,415,421 | 1,592,375,900 | 3 | 2 | It comes with a change in values. Put yourself and your needs before the "academic cult". Acknowledge your own brainwashing, think about what really matters to you in life, and go from there. Take on projects you only genuinely care about. | I think it probably needs some time for those feelings to go away. It might sound corny but a sort of mindfulness approach might help. Try to be aware of your feelings of guilt and tell yourself that you might not be productive now but you will be another day. It might also help to set realistic work goals each week that you can check off. Lastly as others have said, planning your free time probably helps as well. The more busy and in need of free time I get, the more likely I am to end up on the couch bored, staring at the TV, not enjoying myself and feeling guilty. Probably because I was so busy that I didn't plan what to do with that free time. | 1 | 39,521 | 1.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv55pvz | fv3ywdp | 1,592,415,421 | 1,592,390,170 | 3 | 2 | It comes with a change in values. Put yourself and your needs before the "academic cult". Acknowledge your own brainwashing, think about what really matters to you in life, and go from there. Take on projects you only genuinely care about. | This is one upside of having a family in grad school; now that I am finished I really just spend more time with my wife and kids. I also started learning classical guitar before I graduated (after playing electric for years). I try to find songs that are challenging (for me) and focus on practicing. | 1 | 25,251 | 1.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv55pvz | fv4c96k | 1,592,415,421 | 1,592,400,348 | 3 | 2 | It comes with a change in values. Put yourself and your needs before the "academic cult". Acknowledge your own brainwashing, think about what really matters to you in life, and go from there. Take on projects you only genuinely care about. | And I'm over here and can't seem to switch myself ON. Wouldn't it be great if we could pair up? You could cheer me on in the mornings to be productive and stay focused and I could get you hyped to relax and have fun as soon as it's break time to go do any number of the 500 hobbies that are always on my mind. | 1 | 15,073 | 1.5 |
hagwrf | askacademia_train | 0.98 | How do you switch off your brain and resist the constant urge to be productive in your free time? For context, I recently finished a PhD in a subject I absolutely love and my graduate studies went really well, but I am frustrated with the academic lifestyle and moving to industry. But all those years in grad school, I developed unhealthy feelings of guilt any time I wasn't trying to "get ahead" somehow in my spare time. Even after finishing the PhD and having some free time on my hands, I can't switch off. I constantly feel the need to be learning something new or doing something productive, and it causes me a ton of stress, guilt and anxiety if I don't. I learned to live with it during grad school, but I'm surprised to find it still gets to me. How do you guys switch that part of your brain off? | fv4e5d2 | fv55pvz | 1,592,401,471 | 1,592,415,421 | 2 | 3 | My problem is the opposite | It comes with a change in values. Put yourself and your needs before the "academic cult". Acknowledge your own brainwashing, think about what really matters to you in life, and go from there. Take on projects you only genuinely care about. | 0 | 13,950 | 1.5 |
s6disn | askacademia_train | 0.88 | How do I cite a transgender author's name Hi, everyone! I am trying to cite an old article by an author who has since come out as transgender and changed their name. Do I cite the text using the name which appears on it (essentially deadnaming them), or do I use their new name? I feel like this is kind of a tricky situation because, on the one hand, I want to respect the author's new name, but I also want my citations to be "correct" for plagiarism's sake. | ht2ynug | ht2yq4u | 1,642,450,745 | 1,642,450,770 | 68 | 563 | A quick google suggests that you should use their preferred name, in the MLA style at least: https://style.mla.org/citing-author-who-has-transitioned/ I have also seen that there is some new process to allow a simplification of the name-change process, which is being implemented. Might cause some problems with understanding the lineage of your academic ideas though. Sorry to give both answers! | Here’s what MLA 9 (idk about other style guides, sorry) says in section 5.15 If you are writing about or working directly with an author whose name changed and you know they do not use their former name in references to their work—for example, trans authors—list their works under the name they use, regardless of the name that appears in the source. Do not supply information about the name change or cross-reference entries, and avoid using the former name in your prose. | 0 | 25 | 8.279412 |
s6disn | askacademia_train | 0.88 | How do I cite a transgender author's name Hi, everyone! I am trying to cite an old article by an author who has since come out as transgender and changed their name. Do I cite the text using the name which appears on it (essentially deadnaming them), or do I use their new name? I feel like this is kind of a tricky situation because, on the one hand, I want to respect the author's new name, but I also want my citations to be "correct" for plagiarism's sake. | ht2yq4u | ht2y95l | 1,642,450,770 | 1,642,450,585 | 563 | 24 | Here’s what MLA 9 (idk about other style guides, sorry) says in section 5.15 If you are writing about or working directly with an author whose name changed and you know they do not use their former name in references to their work—for example, trans authors—list their works under the name they use, regardless of the name that appears in the source. Do not supply information about the name change or cross-reference entries, and avoid using the former name in your prose. | Are you just talking about citing the article, or referring to the article in your text? The purpose of a citation is so other people can look up your references. You cite what someone would use to search for the article, so the citation itself should use the name on the published article. The author can ask the publisher to change their name on the article. | 1 | 185 | 23.458333 |
s6disn | askacademia_train | 0.88 | How do I cite a transgender author's name Hi, everyone! I am trying to cite an old article by an author who has since come out as transgender and changed their name. Do I cite the text using the name which appears on it (essentially deadnaming them), or do I use their new name? I feel like this is kind of a tricky situation because, on the one hand, I want to respect the author's new name, but I also want my citations to be "correct" for plagiarism's sake. | ht2ynug | ht2y95l | 1,642,450,745 | 1,642,450,585 | 68 | 24 | A quick google suggests that you should use their preferred name, in the MLA style at least: https://style.mla.org/citing-author-who-has-transitioned/ I have also seen that there is some new process to allow a simplification of the name-change process, which is being implemented. Might cause some problems with understanding the lineage of your academic ideas though. Sorry to give both answers! | Are you just talking about citing the article, or referring to the article in your text? The purpose of a citation is so other people can look up your references. You cite what someone would use to search for the article, so the citation itself should use the name on the published article. The author can ask the publisher to change their name on the article. | 1 | 160 | 2.833333 |
s6disn | askacademia_train | 0.88 | How do I cite a transgender author's name Hi, everyone! I am trying to cite an old article by an author who has since come out as transgender and changed their name. Do I cite the text using the name which appears on it (essentially deadnaming them), or do I use their new name? I feel like this is kind of a tricky situation because, on the one hand, I want to respect the author's new name, but I also want my citations to be "correct" for plagiarism's sake. | ht33a09 | ht2y95l | 1,642,452,537 | 1,642,450,585 | 30 | 24 | APA manual covers this on page 267: when a given name has changed, include initials with in-text citations only when the initials are different. They also suggest reaching out to the author to ask how they prefer to address the change. Not sure if this is helpful but I had the manual handy. | Are you just talking about citing the article, or referring to the article in your text? The purpose of a citation is so other people can look up your references. You cite what someone would use to search for the article, so the citation itself should use the name on the published article. The author can ask the publisher to change their name on the article. | 1 | 1,952 | 1.25 |
s6disn | askacademia_train | 0.88 | How do I cite a transgender author's name Hi, everyone! I am trying to cite an old article by an author who has since come out as transgender and changed their name. Do I cite the text using the name which appears on it (essentially deadnaming them), or do I use their new name? I feel like this is kind of a tricky situation because, on the one hand, I want to respect the author's new name, but I also want my citations to be "correct" for plagiarism's sake. | ht2zjyl | ht33a09 | 1,642,451,091 | 1,642,452,537 | 26 | 30 | This is such a good question very informative thank you | APA manual covers this on page 267: when a given name has changed, include initials with in-text citations only when the initials are different. They also suggest reaching out to the author to ask how they prefer to address the change. Not sure if this is helpful but I had the manual handy. | 0 | 1,446 | 1.153846 |
s6disn | askacademia_train | 0.88 | How do I cite a transgender author's name Hi, everyone! I am trying to cite an old article by an author who has since come out as transgender and changed their name. Do I cite the text using the name which appears on it (essentially deadnaming them), or do I use their new name? I feel like this is kind of a tricky situation because, on the one hand, I want to respect the author's new name, but I also want my citations to be "correct" for plagiarism's sake. | ht33a09 | ht2yyyu | 1,642,452,537 | 1,642,450,865 | 30 | 18 | APA manual covers this on page 267: when a given name has changed, include initials with in-text citations only when the initials are different. They also suggest reaching out to the author to ask how they prefer to address the change. Not sure if this is helpful but I had the manual handy. | Whatever work you cited should be the name. If this person wanted they can reach to out to said journal and have them change the name. | 1 | 1,672 | 1.666667 |
s6disn | askacademia_train | 0.88 | How do I cite a transgender author's name Hi, everyone! I am trying to cite an old article by an author who has since come out as transgender and changed their name. Do I cite the text using the name which appears on it (essentially deadnaming them), or do I use their new name? I feel like this is kind of a tricky situation because, on the one hand, I want to respect the author's new name, but I also want my citations to be "correct" for plagiarism's sake. | ht2y95l | ht2zjyl | 1,642,450,585 | 1,642,451,091 | 24 | 26 | Are you just talking about citing the article, or referring to the article in your text? The purpose of a citation is so other people can look up your references. You cite what someone would use to search for the article, so the citation itself should use the name on the published article. The author can ask the publisher to change their name on the article. | This is such a good question very informative thank you | 0 | 506 | 1.083333 |
s6disn | askacademia_train | 0.88 | How do I cite a transgender author's name Hi, everyone! I am trying to cite an old article by an author who has since come out as transgender and changed their name. Do I cite the text using the name which appears on it (essentially deadnaming them), or do I use their new name? I feel like this is kind of a tricky situation because, on the one hand, I want to respect the author's new name, but I also want my citations to be "correct" for plagiarism's sake. | ht2zjyl | ht2yyyu | 1,642,451,091 | 1,642,450,865 | 26 | 18 | This is such a good question very informative thank you | Whatever work you cited should be the name. If this person wanted they can reach to out to said journal and have them change the name. | 1 | 226 | 1.444444 |
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