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I am on my way of getting my Master's afterwards I want to pursue a PhD, however, I have this feeling that my PhD will never be as great as this work. How do I
by Rainymood 11y ago
I am on my way of getting my Master's afterwards I want to pursue a PhD, however, I have this feeling that my PhD will never be as great as this work. How do I get over this fear?
Besides that, this is obviously huge for Jeff, congratulations!! :)
- afarrell 11y agoWhat would be the consequences to you and your loved ones if you were to do a PhD that made a meaningful contribution to human knowledge but wasn't as great as this?
- kyrre 11y agoi am doing a phd now and i think of it this way: most likely no one is ever going to read your papers and certainly not your thesis
- seanmcdirmid 11y agoIf you are an aspiring actor, you will probably never become a star, but why is that to keep you from trying? Getting a PhD...you should only do that if you want to try and make that big discovery (even if you'll more than likely fail), or are happy with standard academic work.
- coldtea 11y agoThat doesn't mean you have to do that "big discovery" IN your PhD. PhD is just a paper so you can start your academic/research career.
- seanmcdirmid 11y agoYa, you don't always get discovered in acting school. But you should have the dream while you are there.
- pyvpx 11y agoI make a point of reading thesis' on topics relevant to me (Masters and Doctoral) and I'm a college drop out.
- Rainymood 11y agoWhat are you working on? Pitch me :)
- afarrell 11y agoI don't read many theses, but I do occasionally read random academic papers.
- coldtea 11y ago>I am on my way of getting my Master's afterwards I want to pursue a PhD, however, I have this feeling that my PhD will never be as great as this work. How do I get over this fear? By aknowledging that whether it would be "as great as this work" doesn't matter at all?