Psychiatry trainee Amar Hujan tells Adrian O’Dowd why something as simple as playing pool is an ideal way to decompress after work
As a fairly common hobby, playing pool may be overlooked as a way to deal with work related stress, says first year core psychiatry trainee Amar Hujan.
But it’s easy to pick up, doesn’t require years of practice, and allows participants to dip in and out at will, he says.
During the pandemic Hujan had to deal with intense work situations. “I remember one of the worst nights,” he says. “Lots of staff were off because of sickness or isolation rules.
“I didn’t get any kind of break throughout the whole night and didn’t get anything to eat. At the end of that …