Laila Battison
Dr. Leila Battison is a science communicator, producer, and writer with a PhD in Earth Sciences from Oxford who has produced content for BBC, Netflix, National Geographic, and Discovery.
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Jul 16, 2026
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And my truth is that I never realized how little time I would have for other people's BS, for want of a better word.
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I'd been working freelance before I had my kid, but I was doing the sorts of jobs that had me living at other people's beck and call.
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But then when I did have my kid, it massively changed how I perceived the value of my time.
Laila BattisonGUEST
Like, I only have so much mental energy to dedicate to non-family related things, and other people's rambling meetings, their indecision, and, you know, objectively bad decisions infuriated me.