Am I made for academia?
I've come to the realization these last few months that I don't really like to work. At least, not work on the masters to which I've given the last two years of my life. It is not that I find the material uninteresting, but that I would much rather spend my time doing things that I really enjoy.
I can't seem to find the focus required to get anything done. I sit down to work on it, and I am immediately distracted by other things, such as my favourite photo web site, my favourite cycling web site, planning my training and summer riding schedule, working on photos from my trip that need to be printed some time soon, talking to my friends, reading random interesting blogs, etc. etc. etc. What is wrong with me? Why can't I seem to get interested enough in my work to find the motivation to get things done? Have I chosen the wrong career? Should I have been a professional cyclist? (haha...right.) Should I have gone into photography in undergrad?
What I would really like to do is combine my two favourite hobbies into some kind of career. I would love to be a cycle-touring photo journalist, or even just a travel journalist. I feel like I would be able to focus far more easily on either of these two things than I have ever been able to on my school work. These things are fun! I don't care about modelling turbulence enough to make it fun that way.
My physiotherapist told me about something that I am seriously considering for after my masters. That is to work for a cycle-touring tour company. This would provide income, allow me to see the world, meet lots of interesting people, learn many languages, ride my bike, take pictures....everything that I love, while at the same time giving me enough free time to do my own travelling.
The lifestyle might get a bit tiring after a while though. At which point I don't know what I would do. Maybe after a few years of that I might want to settle down and actually use the masters I hope to obtain, or continue as a regular photojournalist for some magazine. The question is, do I have the skill to do that? There must be thousands of other people that want to do the same thing as I do.
Argh.
I can't seem to find the focus required to get anything done. I sit down to work on it, and I am immediately distracted by other things, such as my favourite photo web site, my favourite cycling web site, planning my training and summer riding schedule, working on photos from my trip that need to be printed some time soon, talking to my friends, reading random interesting blogs, etc. etc. etc. What is wrong with me? Why can't I seem to get interested enough in my work to find the motivation to get things done? Have I chosen the wrong career? Should I have been a professional cyclist? (haha...right.) Should I have gone into photography in undergrad?
What I would really like to do is combine my two favourite hobbies into some kind of career. I would love to be a cycle-touring photo journalist, or even just a travel journalist. I feel like I would be able to focus far more easily on either of these two things than I have ever been able to on my school work. These things are fun! I don't care about modelling turbulence enough to make it fun that way.
My physiotherapist told me about something that I am seriously considering for after my masters. That is to work for a cycle-touring tour company. This would provide income, allow me to see the world, meet lots of interesting people, learn many languages, ride my bike, take pictures....everything that I love, while at the same time giving me enough free time to do my own travelling.
The lifestyle might get a bit tiring after a while though. At which point I don't know what I would do. Maybe after a few years of that I might want to settle down and actually use the masters I hope to obtain, or continue as a regular photojournalist for some magazine. The question is, do I have the skill to do that? There must be thousands of other people that want to do the same thing as I do.
Argh.
posted by a bike rider in the big smoke at 5:48 p.m.
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