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Laura I think this is something we all need to work on! When did it start feeling like a bad thing to take a day off for your mental health?
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I know! It's so prevalent in academia that it does my head in! Especially among PhD students, postdocs, teaching fellows and young lecturers. While we do have something to prove (in advancing our research and standing within the department) it can't all be about who can work the longest. I have friends in physics and history who get so obsessive about work that they can't really give themselves a break. Not even to be spontaneous and go to the cinema at 8pm.
Holidays are good, and I'm hoping to take one (my first since a 2-day hiking trip in May) at the beginning of September.
Cheers,
Laura
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