The advice I was given was just to make sure you look out of the window occasionally. It's something no astronaut ever gets tired of doing.
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Put a bird cage near the window so that the bird can see the sky? It's much better to look than not to, even if it hurts.
I think you get better at staring into space. Especially living in the South of France.
But when I wasn't working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth.
As an astronaut, when you're getting ready to go out of that hatch, you know that's the pinnacle of both your career and your life. The view completely blows you away. The real challenge is getting past the excitement and getting focused and down to work.
What I did before in my career you can pretty much throw out the window. Out of sight, out of mind.
They used to complain at school that I looked out of the window for long periods of time - that sums up my life. I like to look out the window, do nothing, daydream.
Sometimes you need to stand with your nose to the window and have a good look at jazz. And I've done that on many occasions.
I like sitting close to windows.
I think about cars to try and distract myself. It's a good way to relax, take your mind off everything.
If you know you're going to be outside, you have to be a little bit more in tune, so that you don't get distracted by what's going on and focus better.
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