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16 years ago
Is it just me, or... do brains have a limited amount of creative power, which they can apply either to understanding things, or to creating things ex nihilo, but not both, or at least, not both and well?
I ask because as I spend more time trying to grok probability maths, I feel I have less creative power to spend on, say, writing. It's one of the reasons I'm really conflicted about an academic career, but I think I'll pursue the career anyway, because research and teaching are the things that most satisfy me at the end of the day...
I ask because as I spend more time trying to grok probability maths, I feel I have less creative power to spend on, say, writing. It's one of the reasons I'm really conflicted about an academic career, but I think I'll pursue the career anyway, because research and teaching are the things that most satisfy me at the end of the day...
Yes, attempting both is harder, and will tire you out faster, but I think the problems you are having are simply matters of fatigue and not of limitation.
So take a break now and then. ;)
You are really busting your ass, it only makes sense that you'd get tuckered out pretty often. And yes, the more time you spend on one particular form of thought, the more adept you become at it and the more you'll slip in others.
That just means that you have to marshal your time, and find opportunities to work on both.
It WILL be tough, I won't deny that.
But it will also be worth it, if you choose it to be.