"Try writing a novel paper yourself. Does it fill you with joy when some experts half-way around the world consider your work good enough? If so — a PhD might be for you. If this process fills you with loathing, you might want to reconsider spending the next 5+ years of your life on it."
Oof, that hits hard.
Do you think that the PhD makes sense for people who want to do research but not necessarily focus on publishing? Is this a contradiction in terms?
Oof, that hits hard.
Do you think that the PhD makes sense for people who want to do research but not necessarily focus on publishing? Is this a contradiction in terms?