Usually about 3am in the Learning Grid (Warwick’s 24- hour library), I would imagine listening to a 40-year-old me talk about what I did at work. This internal monologue bored me to death and I could talk myself into and out of a career path in an energy-drink fuelled haze
In the end I accepted the one job offer I had and moved to London. How’s it been? It’s been OK. Up and down. What are the chances that a person’s first job after university will be perfect? Unless you’ve got some phenomenally impressive mathematics to show me it’s fair to say that they are pretty slim. This is liberating to realise. For me, some things are great and others really aren’t yet, which is fine - what was I expecting?!
I’d like to claim that I make life improvements Kaizen-style and that I make clever, well-executed changes as required, but that would be lying. What really happens is I go to work, spend too much on lunch, see friends, feel constant guilt because I never go to the gym, keep up with my interests, try to keep up with Warwick Surf, fit in the occasional visit to Kelsey’s and sometimes travel.
I recently had my first piece of science journalism published which was nice but on the flip side I ordered some plastic storage-boxes the other day and they’re smaller than I was hoping. It’s swings and roundabouts. Things aren’t perfect, but on balance they’re pretty good for now. Freedom lies in knowing that I am able to make changes as and when I decide to.
I’m realistic about the opportunities that are out there and have a better idea of things that I want to do. It’s a slow process deciding what to do next, but I’m looking forward to my future plans.* *Subject to change
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