max🦠<p>Hi all, I've been here about 24 hours, so I thought it was time for an <a href="https://vis.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> post!</p><p>I'm Max--recently diagnosed with <a href="https://vis.social/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a>, currently finishing up two MS degrees (<a href="https://vis.social/tags/AppliedMath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AppliedMath</span></a> and <a href="https://vis.social/tags/Engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Engineering</span></a> Mechanics), and trying to figure out what to do with myself! </p><p>I've spent most of my career in <a href="https://vis.social/tags/teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>teaching</span></a> and <a href="https://vis.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> so leaving academia for a new career is an exciting (and <a href="https://vis.social/tags/scary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scary</span></a>) prospect!</p><p>Outside of my work, I love <a href="https://vis.social/tags/swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swimming</span></a>, abstract <a href="https://vis.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a>, <a href="https://vis.social/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a>, and building <a href="https://vis.social/tags/mechanicalkeyboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mechanicalkeyboards</span></a>!</p>