Comments on: Do not get a Ph.D.! http://www.tmttlt.com/2008/12/17/do-not-get-a-phd/ All those topics that i wish i had time to pursue more earnestly. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:40:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bruce Johnstone http://www.tmttlt.com/2008/12/17/do-not-get-a-phd/comment-page-1/#comment-445 Bruce Johnstone Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:59:38 +0000 http://www.tmttlt.com/archives/2008/12/17/6175/#comment-445 These are wise words. I am coming to terms with completing my phd after 5 yrs of part time study and realizing I have attained something mostly only of value to me as a personal accomplishment and as a kind of life milestone or talisman. Others seem to regard it as somewhat impressive, but outside the university environment it might seem a little weird for a middle aged guy to suddenly attain a Dr title, that nobody ever uses much in practice anyway. But I did it because I had to. These are wise words. I am coming to terms with completing my phd after 5 yrs of part time study and realizing I have attained something mostly only of value to me as a personal accomplishment and as a kind of life milestone or talisman. Others seem to regard it as somewhat impressive, but outside the university environment it might seem a little weird for a middle aged guy to suddenly attain a Dr title, that nobody ever uses much in practice anyway.

But I did it because I had to.

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