Even when I wasn't doing much 'science for the public' stuff, I found that four or five hours of intense work in physics was all my brain could take on a given day.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I have a tendency, more than most other physicists, to try to figure out everything all at once, before I publish. And even to try to figure out everything in my head, without pencil and paper.
From my earliest days I had a passion for science.
When high school students ask to spend their afternoons and weekends in my laboratory, I am amazed: I didn't develop that kind of enthusiasm for science until I was 28 years old.
Physics is a hobby of mine, as much as a person of limited intelligence can understand physics.
From my earliest days, I was fascinated by science.
If I'm flying to China, I can sit and think about a problem. Other scientists have to go to the lab. I'm always thinking about maths, even when I'm doing other things. A lot of the time you're going up blind alleys and it's very frustrating, but then you have a sudden rush of ideas. You can live off that for quite some time.
I had a project for my life which involved 10 years of wandering, then some years of medical studies and, if any time was left, the great adventure of physics.
I would never have been a good scientist - my attention span was too short for that.
I had to spend countless hours, above and beyond the basic time, to try and perfect the fundamentals.
I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study.