Work-Life Balance

This is a broad topic which ranges from issues like ‘how to find affordable housing in Santa Cruz’ to questions like ‘how many hours of work do academics put in weekly, across disciplines’. Here you will find links to some online discussions among professors at various institutions at various career stages, as well as recreational resources in the Santa Cruz area.   

• Professor Work-Life balance: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAcademia/comments/92vv3x/professor_worklife_balance/
• Work-Life balance for Phd students: https://www.nextscientist.com/work-life-balance-in-academia/
• Essay about Academic Guilt (about time spent not working):
  https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2015/07/01/essay-academics-who-face-guilt-whenever-they-arent-working
• Extensive list of Recreational activities in the Santa Cruz area:
  UCSC, Santa Cruz, and Bay Area Recreational Resources