Busy Is Not The Same As Living

Uncomfortably Curious · Jun 21, 2026 · 53m

You can spend years building something impressive and still wonder if it's what you actually wanted.Izzy Di Domenico is a lecturer, unit chair, and nine-year Deakin veteran whose path ran through a PhD and a stint inside elite AFL.We talk about what academic life actually involves once you're in it, the identity shift a PhD quietly produces, and what it's like to step into leadership while still wondering if you really know what you're doing. We also get into AI in education — whether it's a useful tool or a crutch that stops students learning to think — and why universities are struggling to…