You are paid a salary to research a topic that you pick for one year. What are you researching? Bonus points if it's unrelated to your work.
Sparkle Wednesday | April 26, 2023
One of my sons is working on his final project which requires lots of research and writing before graduating from college. Hurray! This got me thinking. What would I pick if I could get paid to research something for one whole year? Call me a geek, but this sounds like a lot of fun!
What about you? What would you research? Bonus points if it’s unrelated to your profession.
I would like to study about concert pianists or composers. Are they born with that talent or can it can be achieved through hard work, education& practice or both?? I was sitting at my piano yesterday while it was playing Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky. Although Mussorgsky was a composer in the romantic period he defied that Russian style of music & created a much different style. I watched the keyboard & marveled at the technique that would be needed to play this composition. It almost brought tears to my eyes to think that a person could accomplish a piece like this? Did they give their whole life to be able to write & play like this? I recently read the book “Claude & Collet,” the life of Claude Monet. He definitely gave his life for his painting but had innate talent when he was a child but studied his entire life. How does one center only on one thing in his life?
I would study end of life issues. Our culture does not do end of life well and it could be so much better. I would be interested in studying how other cultures deal with dying and end of life care. I would like to study the role of an End of Life Doula- how to help guide persons and families in what should be a natural process.