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What to Learn? (beehaw.org)

submitted 4 months ago by its_me_xiphos@beehaw.org to c/askbeehaw@beehaw.org

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Hey Beehaw!

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 of this intense field. So, what should I learn? What do you recommend and where could I start?

That’s it. That’s my ask. Any and all recommendations welcome.

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[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

"Academic" suggests you might have an ongoing opportunity to audit classes. Throw some darts and see if anything appeals to you. I started out in computer science, burned out on that in a quarter, took a quarter off, switched to linguistics, and then that plan was dead in the water the following fall after walking into my college newsroom.

One field I never took a class in? Journalism.

[–] its_me_xiphos@beehaw.org 2 points 4 months ago

Interesting. I qualify for some classes and I've been doing qualitative work (focus on interviews and focus groups) for a long time. Investigative Journalism, especially now, has always intrigued me.