Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida wrote:
As I’ve had less work than usual, I’ve been spending my free time on things that interest me rather than on professional development, although it’s all interconnected. So, I have been reading a lot: a small book by Leïla Slimani called «Le parfum des fleurs la nuit»; an interesting book by Siri Hustvedt called «A Summer without men»; a very hard book to get through on homeostasis by Antonio Damasio titled «The Strange Order of Things»; I’m now in the middle of «Ghost Stories» by Siri Hustvedt and after that I’ll start reading a trilogy also by Leïla Slimani «Le Pays des autres», «Regardez nous danser» and «J’emporterai le feu».
I’ve also been binge-watching TV series and taking notes on topics that interest me: «Lost Treasures of Ancient Greece», «Mysteries of Ancient Medicine», «Drain the Oceans», «Secrets of the Elephants» and «Ocean with David Attenborough» on National Geographic…
That’s all!
[Edited at 2026-07-28 12:21 GMT]
Same here! I've discovered playing piano - learning from scratch since last winter - and my work has become an afterthought 
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