<strong>- Why do you like being a lecturer?</strong>
Being a lecturer is always being a bit of a performer - just like an artist on stage. I treat each lecture as a performance in front of an audience. If a lecture is absorbing and students are interested, a special atmosphere is created in the auditorium - like in the theater. It gives you incredible energy! In short, I like to lecture because I am an energetic vampire :)
<strong>- What annoys you the most while giving lectures?</strong>
While giving a lecture, I think those students who sit and chat at the end of the room piss me off the most. I will never understand why they come to a lecture at all since they are not going to listen to it. I never check the presence during the lecture, precisely so that those who consider my classes useless, unnecessary, and boring would not come. However, they stubbornly come and disturb you instead of going to some cooler place to talk, where they don't bother anyone.
<strong>- What is the hardest part of the lectures?</strong>
Getting on the right level of energy before each lecture, regardless of whether I am having a bad day, feeling unwell, tired, or sleepy. This is necessary to be able to keep the audience's interest for two hours and probably the most difficult to do when there are several such meetings with students per week.
<strong>- Why did you become a lecturer? And why did you choose this subject? (Microeconomics)</strong>
Both things happened somehow by accident in my life. While studying in high school, I wanted to become a meteorologist. However, when I was taking my final exams, capitalism broke out in Poland, and I went to study Management. I absolutely do not regret it - it was a great time.
When I was working on my master's thesis, my supervisor offered me doctoral studies. I got it without any problems, and I had to start teaching students. I liked it a lot, although if someone asked me when I was in high school whether I wanted to be a teacher, I would answer 'Never in my life! There is no such an option!'
And why Economics and not Management? Because it is more specific, and there is more mathematics in it :)
<strong>- What is the best thing about your students?</strong>
The ability to watch them change, grow up and start looking at the world differently - that's when I see the meaning of my work.
Moreover, it is just fun to work with students. They will always surprise me with something: a completely different approach, a brilliant idea for solving a problem, a great observation of economic life, an interesting conversation about everything and nothing.
<strong>- What do you do in your spare time?</strong>
I cook and eat. I love discovering new flavors, spices and techniques. When I have less creativity, I read books and comics. I am currently reading a manga that combines both things - <em>The Way of the Househusband by Kousuke Oono</em>. I highly recommend it to lovers of mafia, cuisine, and cooking! You can also watch on Netflix.
<strong>- What are your favorite series/books/movies/games that are worth recommending especially for the winter break?</strong>
I can always read Sapkowski - his ‘The Witcher’ and ‘The Hussite Trilogy’ - I recommend these books to those who want to understand the modern world better.
If someone wants to see the other side of life at the university, I recommend watching series called 'The Chair' about the struggles of the new dean.
When it comes to games, I don't play too much because they are too time-demanding, and unfortunately, when I start playing, I get into too much and can't finish. My favorites are of course ‘The Witcher’, but I also like to play ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’.
<strong>- What is your biggest advantage (apart from lecturing) and disadvantage?</strong>
The fact that new ideas keep popping up in my head is my greatest advantage. I really like this gallop of thoughts and creative approach to problems.
No doubts, the downside is being messy. My desk is definitely a separate universe in which maybe some new civilization is already emerging somewhere.
<strong>- How do you evaluate the year 2021 and what are your dreams for 2022?</strong>
2021 was a difficult year due to the pandemic. I do not like to conduct remote classes, they give me no satisfaction. It was very difficult for me without an injection of energy from the students. Fortunately, students were also looking for some contact, and sometimes we had totally crazy conversations on Teams. We started with some serious economic topics, and then the discussion turned to fishing, moss mafia, or studies on the private life of bears. It held me upright somehow.
When I entered the lecture hall for the first time in the fall of 2021, it felt like someone had let me breathe again.
Dreams for 2022? Let this pandemic finally end ...
<strong>- What can I impress you with if I come to ask you to give me a 'pass'?</strong>
With knowledge :)