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nonethewiser on Nov 8, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Graduate students question career options

> I learned a lot about myself and a lot about how to work hard and get stuff done.

But that's not unique to a PhD. That's growing up.

cvwright on Nov 8, 2022 [–]

Sure, for sufficiently advanced definitions of “growing up”.

Opportunities to push yourself all the way to the limit don’t come around every day. Nor do a bunch of smart, experienced people who are willing to give you brutally honest feedback.

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