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[โ€“] [email protected] 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Smart enough to get into a phd program but dumb enough to think doing a phd was a good idea.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was thinking of working on a PhD, but enough people with a PhD have told me not to that I've decided maybe I should listen to the smart people and not do it. Best wishes to you, you tortured soul!

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I agree with those people, don't do it. Not unless you have a very specific reason for doing so like wanting to be an academic (you'd have about as much success with this as trying to be a professional athlete) or a phd level industry position.