Does you research career keep you away from life and family?!
Does your partner understand the nature of your career that entitles you to stay up and away from family and children?!
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Dear Muthana,
You asked the following: Does your research career keep you away from life and family.
I woud say "NO", in principle. As I see it, a research career is a wonderful form of live. First, we can get findings that are useful for others' well-being. Second, a research career may lead us to advance knowledge and know a bit better the unknown. Note that when it is not misapplied, science is one of the best friends of humankind. To know better the unknown is a great service in favor of humankind. Third, a research career often makes researchers to feel good, happy, and the like. Fourth, a research career give researchers an opportunity for them to interact with other people, namely his/her peers. Needless to say, to interact with others and exchange perspectives is a way of personal and interpersonal development, and also a way of teaching and learning.
Of course, a research career takes much time but it is not inconsistent with having time to stay with our family, relatives and friends. More to the point, our families often feel good and happy for knowing that their parents, sons, daughters, and so on are, as researchers, advancing knowledge and, by so doing, can do a great service in favor of humakind. A good way to reconcile family and research is not to bring to home, say, research problems. I know of many researchers who have a wonderful and warm relationship with their families, relatives and friends.
Kind regards,
Orlando
This will be an interesting discussion i guess...
Dear Muthana,
You asked the following: Does your research career keep you away from life and family.
I woud say "NO", in principle. As I see it, a research career is a wonderful form of live. First, we can get findings that are useful for others' well-being. Second, a research career may lead us to advance knowledge and know a bit better the unknown. Note that when it is not misapplied, science is one of the best friends of humankind. To know better the unknown is a great service in favor of humankind. Third, a research career often makes researchers to feel good, happy, and the like. Fourth, a research career give researchers an opportunity for them to interact with other people, namely his/her peers. Needless to say, to interact with others and exchange perspectives is a way of personal and interpersonal development, and also a way of teaching and learning.
Of course, a research career takes much time but it is not inconsistent with having time to stay with our family, relatives and friends. More to the point, our families often feel good and happy for knowing that their parents, sons, daughters, and so on are, as researchers, advancing knowledge and, by so doing, can do a great service in favor of humakind. A good way to reconcile family and research is not to bring to home, say, research problems. I know of many researchers who have a wonderful and warm relationship with their families, relatives and friends.
Kind regards,
Orlando
I am basically from childhood innovative in nature, so research is my life and life is my research
As a therapist, I would be interested to know more about what is "life" and how this is different from "research career". Is our work not part of our life? What is the usefulness of distinguishing between the two? Having said this, I would refer you to tons of work (online or on print) on how to balance career and family, and how to use your time productively. As for the rest, very interesting question :-)
Yes during research we forget our family even my child
I loose family functions
I cannot spend time with my family
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