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I think there are some people who really want to do research more than anything else. They should do PhDs. People without this compulsion are probably better of
by Gatsky 7y ago
I think there are some people who really want to do research more than anything else. They should do PhDs. People without this compulsion are probably better off doing something else.
I was joking with a friend the other day about interview questions which pick out the people most likely to succeed at research. The consensus was that this is the best discriminator:
"Do you ever wish that all your friends and family would just vanish so you could get more work done?"
- jotakami 7y agoIf my answer is “Yes, but only temporarily!” does that still count? For real though, this comment confirms all of my intuition. I’m about to start a PhD at the age of 36, with a spouse and child to support, and I know my bank account will never forgive me for this. But... I can’t not do it.
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- SiempreViernes 7y agoI hope you have a good supervisor and I wish you good luck!