So, in an effort to continue to resurrect this blog (which I have neglected shamelessly over the years!), I intended to write something about some of the texts I've been looking at recently as part of my PhD work. But then I took off to Paris for the weekend, and spent a few glorious days running around a beautiful city, admiring its striking architecture, eating (far too much of) its wonderful food, and taking in the treasures housed in its museums. I'm sure there will be a time when I will go into everything I managed to see on my brief visit, but, for a few reasons, that time isn't now. Firstly, I'm writing this on my phone on a train with a very shaky internet connection while zooming back to Liverpool. Secondly, I am meant to be working on a chapter draft for my supervisor, but I am choosing to procrastinate instead (sorry Bruce!), and so feel too guilty to divert too much time away from my main task. So instead, I'll leave you with a few of my favourite photos from my visit to the Louvre during my little trip! I hope you enjoy...
The Importance of Going Outside
Ever since I was a secondary school student revising for my GCSE exams, I have been reminded time and again by well-meaning people of the importance of taking regular breaks when working. Carefully scheduled 5/10 minutes here and there to break up the monotony of sitting at a desk, staring at books/screens and scribbling notes. As a PhD student, I thought I was doing pretty well with this. I often get up to make warm drinks in the kitchen next door or walk a few meters down the hallway to collect documents from the printer. And yet, I kept finding myself angsty and frustrated, at times even a little claustrophobic, as I sat at my desk, working away on a project I continue to find exciting and stimulating. Right now, I'm not at my most stressed. I'm not chasing nine different people trying to tie ends up for a conference, I'm not simultaneously working on four completely different assessments, and though my mental health has been iffy as of late (cheers for that, depr
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