> The conventional wisdom is you got a science PhD because you want to be an outgoing, driven, competitive leader. I have never seen such wisdom. In my neck of

> The conventional wisdom is you got a science PhD because you want to be an outgoing, driven, competitive leader. I have never seen such wisdom. In my neck of woods, PhD is about being hugely into some aspect of science, seeing value in it and being willing to work a lot on it even in bad conditions. The only that tracks is being competitive. But, you can be introverted, you wont lead anything and no one expects you to.