Documenting the emotions of academic research, and comparisons to the trucking industry

R3ciprocity.com - Prof David Maslach: Innovation; Research Life; Striving Towards Happiness · Jan 27, 2023 · 8m

I document the emotions that you might go through as a #academic researcher based on my own experience. You will have moments of high stress, such as #teaching or submission deadlines, followed by a recuperation. these are generally moments of high excitement, and generate elation. The following day, you often feel exhausted. I tend to feel worn out, sad, and often get migraine headaches. This is exacerbated by social isolation because you feel the need to produce. However, ironically the social isolation makes you feel the pressures to produce even more, and compounds negative emotions that…