[jaddood]

Hello!

Could you give an overview of the proceedings of your job as a researcher in quantum computing?

For instance, how do you start your day job, what do you do during the day (how exactly do you do research,) how do you end your day, etc...

[ScottAaronson]

While I was on sabbatical:

7am - Wake up, eat breakfast, check email, help get daughter ready and walk her to school

9am - Back to sleep

2pm - Wake up again, shower, eat lunch, check email. Possibly coffee with friend or colleague.

4pm - Time to pick daughter up again!

4-6pm - Play with kids, eat more, check email

6-8pm - Read news and social media, get depressed

8-9:30pm - Help get kids ready for bed

9:30pm-4am: NOW it’s time to do some research!!! Tools: pen, paper, sofa, LaTeX editor, and sometimes web browser to look up papers (but this last tool is extremely dangerous and can lead to procrastination)

4am - Collapse

Being back in Austin and teaching will severely affect the above hours. But in any case, it’s not like I consciously decided on them, as part of some plan to maximize productivity (!!) - this is just what I fall into when I don’t have other obligations.