Try a six month sabbatical

By Shannon Gadbois. When I began my sabbatical this past January, I was unexpectedly and overwhelming cognizant of a marked imbalance in my life. With a teaching semester juxtaposed next to a sabbatical period, a dramatic shift in daily activities resulted in one of the most pressure filled and lonely times I have spent (only comparable to preparing for my comprehensive exams during my doctoral studies). Prior to my sabbatical, I was in constant physical and intellectual motion. Generally, I spent the greatest share of my time meeting expectations of students and colleagues, and the least amount of time conducting or writing about my own research. There was a definite imbalance between time required for daily, necessary activities and time remaining for research activities. More...