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Doing PhD has crossed my mind as well. From reading quite a slew of articles (most of them talking about abandoning academia, few of them happen to be positive)
by jcfrei 12y ago
Doing PhD has crossed my mind as well. From reading quite a slew of articles (most of them talking about abandoning academia, few of them happen to be positive), I would cynically summarize: Do a PhD if you are either a) doing it for the prestigious degree or b) because the subject really interests you. Don't do a PhD if a) you are hoping for a tenure or b) expect to earn more. I don't think there's anything inherently "noble" in doing a PhD, so I think the outcome of the decision should entirely depend on how realistic your expectations are.
- martincmartin 12y agoThis is decent advice for many endeavours. To summarize: when choosing what to spend most of your waking hours on, don't just do it for the money, make sure it's something that interests you. Or, at least, that you can get in to.
- WhitneyLand 12y agoThere is nobility in it. It still may not be the right tradeoff for people but expanding the sum of human knowledge is a great contribution.