I’m a burned out academic leaving the field. I’d like to learn something new as a means of recovery and healing from the trauma (edit: narcissm, lack of human connection, intense funding cuts resulting in competition, less focus on students in recent years and instead on metrics). So, what should I learn (edit: that might help recovery from the aforementioned) What do you recommend and where could I start? I’m not looking for career advice, just crowdsourcing new things to learn and experience.
That’s it. That’s my ask.
Edit: Added some context.
I just loved the baseline aesthetics of LaTeX. I liked writing stories when I had an itch for it, and it feels a lot better when your work is formatted nicely. It was a fun challenge without having any consequences.
Do you journal? Journalling on its own feels nice in the long run, and would also look cool if written in LaTeX.