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2017 BOOK LIST
“Thinking, Fast and Slow” Daniel Kahneman
“What the Dog Knows” (Canine neuroscience) Cat Warren
“Getting to Yes” Roger Fisher & William Ury
“Advice for a Young Investigator” Santiago Ramón y Cajal
“Lab Girl” Hope Jahren
At the end of last year I realised I was rapidly approaching burnout and decided to take some time off the internet altogether. That meant no email, no social media, although I do admit I sometimes googled something or checked a map. But largely, I was off the grid for five weeks. We aren’t designed to go go go like machines or robots that can be 💯 productive all the time. It was so hard for me to adjust to being off the grid, at first I kept reaching for my phone mindlessly and then realising my social media apps were no longer there and I had to find something else to do with my hands. I eventually re-trained my brain to stop searching for the dopamine hit from notifications. It took about a week, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. The thing with burn out is that it makes you unproductive. I’ve managed to do more in the first two weeks of January than I managed in the last few months of last year. We really need to normalise rest and recovery. It’s the best thing for our health, our relationships and our workplaces. •
As I transitioned off the internet, I suddenly had time to read again. I read a couple of novels but also I enjoy reading practical help type books too. Here’s a couple of titles currently on my desk and i have a number in iBook and Audiobook format too - if you’re interested check out my lab website (link in profile) and flick over to the “Book Club” tab for some great picks for everyone and specifically for mothers and women in stem. #bookclub #academia #lifeofascientist #phd #phdlife #groupleader
Science is cool, and so is being a mum. How lucky I don’t have to choose. #lifeofascientist #academicmama #scientist #motherhood
Right now I feel really strongly called to be at home, in Wollongong. So strongly that I don’t want to do anymore international travel for a while. There was a time in my life where all I wanted was to jet overseas to the next destination. Those times are gone. I am experiencing this incredibly strong pull to be with my family, with my roots, in the place where I was born, where I went to school, running into people I’ve known my entire life at the supermarket, within 20min of most of my uncles, aunts and cousins. To allow my son to spend as much time as possible with his great grandparents. I have a trip to the US planned for December and I’m thinking of pulling the plug. There have been times in my life where I felt guided by something greater and this is one of those times. Right now, this is where I belong. #home #academicmama #science
So much fun getting jazzed up and heading to the city sans baby for the AIPS Tall Poppy awards. Proud to be one of the 11 awardees, out of 120 applicants. Sci comm is so important and I’m excited to do more of it through AIPS. @nhmrc @uow #tallpoppy
