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Originally Posted by tore
It's not a major problem, but it's a little disheartening perhaps. I probably have a higher overall life quality, though.
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I think you do. Man, I couldn't live and breathe science. I would go nuts. That's why my grades were average in school while other people were getting A's across the board.
Still, I find having outside interests broadens my understanding of science. It puts it in perspective. People who live and breathe science I find often don't see past the experiment or journal article. Sure, they may have more immediate knowledge than I do but it is nothing I couldn't quickly look up. I, on the other hand, want to know that what I'm doing is helping the world at large. I get a better picture of that by having a life outside of work. That then motivates me to stick to it. Also, thinking more broadly helps me to think more creatively. Science usually happens in microsteps, but the big thinkers are the ones who make the big strides and I've found the big thinkers are the ones who don't get bogged down by the details. There are pros and cons to both sides, and we need both kinds of scientists to temper each other.