Dr Micha Campbell on Nostr: 6 years since my post-PhD bike tour in Patagonia. The friction between being career ...
6 years since my post-PhD bike tour in Patagonia. The friction between being career oriented and pursuing that ephemeral research career, while also being constantly tempted to sell all my stuff and travel the world is real.
I ended my PhD completely burned out and a husk of a person. Spending 3 months in a tent cycling and hiking every day, rising and sleeping with the sun, was so restorative.
#patagonia #ECRchat #dreaming
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