stormdog | (no subject)

Often, when I've spent hours at a time working on school work, I start feeling anxious, for lack of a better word. Though my time spent reading journal articles or doing statistics problems is valuable, and often even enjoyable, there are moments when I start feeling isolated. Alone with myself and away from company, even if through my own choice, I start worrying about all the time going by that I'm away from any direct connections with other human beings. I think of all the time that, without other commitments, I might have spent with people that I care about, and feel a little sad.

When I'm spending those hours studying next to my kitty, who's working on her own school work, that worry isn't there. I'm not doing anything all that different, except for reading the occasional amusing article title to her, or listening to the occasional rant about the vagueries of machine learning code, but sharing those hours with her makes them feel, in a way very different from the worth inherent in furthering my understanding and education, deeply valuable and worthwhile.

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