How to Leave Physics

After I made the decision to leave the world of academic physics research, I got many requests from friends and friends of friends for advice on how to do it and what to expect. After also giving talks at both my undergraduate and graduate institutions of higher learning about my experiences, it became obvious to me that many other people were having the same questions, in this era of lessened government funding and fewer academic jobs. So, I decided to create this web site, containing what I think of as my standard answers to the standard questions, in the hopes that others may find it useful.