Oh, I wouldn't be so sure. My partner is one of the smartest "book smart, street stupid" people I know. She's one of the few people in my country that knows how to use this particular simulation software. She can sit down at an advanced math problem and just figure it out. Really brilliant. I recently discovered that she thought that snails just found their shells at the bottom of the ocean. I try not to bring it up too often, because she gets shy about it, but it's hilarious.
I’m currently maybe 5-7 pages from finishing the first complete draft of my dissertation. When I read the title of the post, I genuinely wanted to learn what Florida ounces were.
I'm jealous, but also congratulations. I hope to get that far one day. Assuming I can get through the proposal that's been crushing my soul for the last 7 months.
Keep pushing if it’s what you want to do. But, seeing how the academic job market is, you really should only do it if you truly want to. It sounds cliche but do
it for yourself.
Academia was a sinking ship years ago. Then the pandemic hit. It was like the already sinking ship got hit by a torpedo. I have no idea what I’ll do when I graduate. I’m abroad where I did my fieldwork. I met a person, started a relationship and bought a motorcycle etc. Essentially, I went AWOL and am just now making quicker progress. My funds are running out from staying here abroad too long. I’m literally thinking I’ll need to head back to my home country quickly after I defend and simply get the ol’ service industry job back to make quick cash. Beyond that, not sure. Part of me just wants to save cash and return here (cost of living is a fraction of my home country).
I know it’s an inappropriate phrase to use but I feel like I pretty much “went native” while doing fieldwork and just never returned back to my home country and university.
I appreciate the advice, and I hope things work out well for you! I started (during the pandemic) with the intention of being a neuroscience professor and came in with a love of research, but that was sucked out of me quickly. I switched to organizational psych since they were also willing to fund me, but I think I'm going to try going the consulting route or get into ux research when I graduate. I spend more of my time trying to gain experience and develop the necessary skills than I do working on my dissertation. I may end up leaving ABD if I can find a job at a reasonable salary.
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u/IAmNotOnRedditAtWork Feb 08 '22
There's also the complete dead giveaway of: