• Question: how much free time do you have?

    Asked by Lottie to Stephen, Natalie on 10 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Stephen Richardson

      Stephen Richardson answered on 10 Jun 2016:

      I have a reasonable amount of free time. I think having a good balance between work and home is really important. You never meet any old people who say they wish they’d spent more time in the office, but lots who wish they’d spent more time with their family – I don’t want to make that mistake!

    • Photo: Natalie Wride

      Natalie Wride answered on 11 Jun 2016:

      Hi Lottie!

      I was a bit worried when I started my PhD because lots of people said to me “oh, you won’t have a life” and things like that but overall I’ve found I have normal weekend and evening free time. I’m usually always back in time for Coronation Street or EastEnders!! Normally if I’m going to do some work on the weekends I save things like reading until then but I still make time to see my friends, play hockey and have a bit of a chill at the weekend. Obviously there’s some times where you’re super busy and lose that free time but it balances out over time. It’s probably very similar to the free time you have after school when you’ve done your homework 🙂

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