You guys really remind me of us, as we also did our Bcom degrees together. Marian went on to do the honors, but I had enough, as it is very tiresome. So, I know that you guys will work hard and you must enjoy the long weekend at the Kruger.
All is well here, and we are nearing the end of winter, as only one month to go !LOLZ
I see that there is more rain coming your way! Brace yourselves, as I am sure we will appreciate the warmer weather as it arrives.
Same here, but @urban.scout methinks will stop as soon as possible! Academia is not for her, as we have talked a bit on this topic. But she will study as far as it is beneficial for her career. Me on the other hand, I will study until I cannot if I could haha. The professional (or professor) student.
Yep, all wet here now, and thankfully we know that summer is on its way !LOLZ
So, the roles are reversed, as I am the same as @urbanscout, and Marian is the same as you when it comes to studying. I do really hope that you will make it to the professor stage someday.
Oh no, and I see there is some more bad weather for tomorrow (Tuesday). I also see the dams are full and some are actually breaking (more of the smaller ones on farms I presume).
Oh yes, that is the goal. If I get the job in academia or if I do something on my own, I am sure I will end up as one! I spent too much intellectual and cognitive attention and willpower to not make it work.
Oh yes, difficult times here and the dam walls were in the Malmesbury area.
Good that you will continue, but I consider a private practice to be better, as then you call the shots. So just continue banging away.
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For sure, that is the plan I am working towards, opening a private practice. There are some talks about training other practitioners, hopefully I can get a cut from that as well. Overseas, the going rates are from R1,000 per session to R23,000-R40,000 for a year course (per person). If we can establish something like that here in South Africa it would not only be the first, but it might also help many other people find joy and work as well! Big dreams, now we just need to make the dream materialise.
This sounds very good, and I am sure that there will be a market for it. But dream that is not clothed in action, will always remain to be just a dream. So get at it and try your best.
!BEER
That is beautifully phrased, the dream clothed in inaction will always remain a dream. The first thing that I want to do is go out in public and ask people some of the questions people just assume. There is this massive assumption that philosophy will help the lay public to lead better and more "mindful" lives. However, there is no empirical evidence that this is the case. My first attempt at doing something about this, leading towards getting the dream into action is telling people what my field is (there is some evidence that teaching people the mechanics behind the theory is already a step toward leading a more fulfilling life) and to ask them if they would pay money for it and so on. That is the plan at least for the future now. (It does not look good on the job hunting front - dead silence in that department.)
Sad that the job hunting front is quiet, and all the more reason for you to put something together that will be self sustainable. The most important part for a start would be to research the market, and maybe you could do a survey with your questions, as it will save you a lot of legwork and personal time. You can for instance even do a survey here on Hive as a test.
So, maybe give it a try.
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