What happens when you add a degree to you day job / life is that you get to a certain kind of freneticism, of always having something to think about and to write about.
So I have filled time left by the vaccuum of a Masters Degree with; Digital Editor for an educational charity (The Western Front Association), Head Coach of a swimming club (Hailsham SC), and a Town Councillor (Green Party, Lewes) and assorted hobbies.
Fig.1. Tom Dailey winning Commonwealth Gold
Tom Dailey talks about his bid for a medal the the Rio Olympics, about distractions like school and TV work, and also his desire to do a course, such as Spanish.
"Because I'm not doing any school any more and I haven't got any TV shows, possibly I want to start a course in Spanish, sociology, politics, something like that, just to keep my mind away from it.
"If your mind is constantly on diving, it will melt. It's always good to have a distraction from it."
It sounds like he should be introduced to the Open University; there were a few Olympic competitors on courses a few years ago. What could be more flexible?
Is it a distraction? Is studying complementary to the day job or daily life?
Any other competitive athletes out there?
I'm still with the OU for a couple of reasons:
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