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This is an important point. Doing a PhD is not a great choice financially (usually). But where else can you invest a few years into personal growth and attainin
by Derbasti 5y ago
This is an important point. Doing a PhD is not a great choice financially (usually). But where else can you invest a few years into personal growth and attaining knowledge on your own terms?
As much as my PhD was stressful and grueling at times, I wouldn't want to miss those years for the personal growth they facilitated. But then, that might be survivor bias speaking...
I'll have to talk to my former colleagues who quit the program to figure that one out.
- bumby 5y agoOut of curiosity, how old were you when you did your PhD? I wonder if the personal growth is more meaningful when one does the program during more formative years. I started my PhD rather late after quite a few years in industry. Honestly, I felt like it held back some personal growth because there was more structure than self-guided learning
- Derbasti 5y agoI was 30-35. I had worked in the industry for a few years before that as well. But working at a company taught me very different things than the PhD did. It feels like I learned to program at the company, and I learned to think at the university.