Since the new semester starts tomorrow, I've been thinking a lot about the old socialist motto of "8-8-8" or "eight hours' work, eight hours' rest, and eight hours of what you will." My own day divides up differently:
work is easily ten hours or more +/- two hours of commute time; there's a lot of "what I will" in my life--family, walks, reading, friends, cooking, entertaining, exercise, "chit-chatting"... so it's not surprising that it's rest/sleep that suffers a deficit. Arguably, those family-time things are restful too, so if I can get four hours of sleep at a stretch, I'm generally good. At least it's preferable to any of the available alternatives.
Pic: Out with Max by Scout's memorial this morning. Snow is still scanty, but it's supposed to snow all week... perhaps we'll get there after all.
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Academia is toug because sometimes my work is stuff I would choose anyway. Aaaah the life of the mind.
More sleep is needed.
FOUR HOURS MY GOD MAYA
Although, I know that being with your people, exercise and walks, etc., those things are restorative but FOUR HOURS. I think I just fell asleep reading that (I kid, but whoa, honey, I just want to tuck you in for night-night right now)
Ooof. I worry that the sleep deficit is going to catch up with you sooner or later! Get some rest!
I share the concerns of the rest of the commenters/women/supporters here: don't neglect your rest for long; it *will* catch up with you in terrible ways.
And Oh, Those Socialists! What dangerous anti-American sentiments they peddle. What would the neo-Puritans say? 😉
Sarah--I know what you mean. It's difficult to distinguish those categories because they're not quite discrete! I was counting mostly teaching times, preps, and committee times.
Gillian--I probably should...
Nicole--How I chortled at "night-night"!
Engie--I think that all the time too...
Nance--I agree and I'm smiling at your tongue-in-cheek comment about socialists :).
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