Is going for a Ph.D. worth it REALLY?

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Answer: I have anosmia, which means I lack smell the way a blind person lacks.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest Is going for a Ph.D. worth it if I'm extremely passionate about a field but don't really want to spend my 20s poor, toiling away in a lab, and living in a city that I don't particularly want to live in? Mark Eichenlaub, graduate student in physics 1.9k votes I have anosmia, which means I lack smell the way a blind person lacks sight. What's surprising about this is that I didn't even know it for the first half of my life. Each... Read More » What are some of the greatest examples of presence of mind? Sai Prasad, It's never late to learn, when it's fun. 410 votes I heard this story from my school teacher............ "Once one of our best Prime Ministers Shri.Atal Bihari Vajpayee was having an official lunch with... Read More » What are some easy ways to make a million dollars? Tony Rush, Reader. Tea drinker. Rationalist. Bes... 1.8k votes Lawrence Tam gave a great answer below. Let me add this... Making a million dollars is not as complex as many people believe. Play with the numbers. ... Read More » Is writing overly romanticized as a career? Dan Goodswen, mostly human 131 votes Yup, writing sucks. Everyone is a writer and everyone is a critic. You're the bottom of the food chain, because 'anyone can write' - they're just words, how hard can it be!... Read More » What methods can I use to avoid getting so tired when I do the same amount of a work as my peers who do not get so tired? Michal Ugor, www.getbotto.com, travelling entrepre... 2.7k votes I used to be chronically tired. I am not anymore. This was a result of 3-4 years of effort. Here is what worked: Experiment with your diet: I would try some forms of diet ... Read More » Why is Humans of New York so popular? Merisa Lee 40 votes I've been following Humans of New York for almost a year now and I still never get bored of the photos and the captivating captions. I definitely pondered at this question ... Read More » Is Clint Eastwood a good director? Robert Frost, engineer/instructor at NASA 210 votes Yes, Clint Eastwood is an excellent director. He has won two Oscars for Best Director and two Oscars for Best Picture (Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby) and two more no... Read More » What foods do a lot of people think are healthy, but are actually unhealthy? And vice versa? Peter Flom, Independent statistical consultant fo... 768 votes I think the biggest mistake is trying to dichotomize all food into either "healthy" or "unhealthy". Let's take salt. In the modern western diet nearly everyone gets plenty... Read More » What is the best billboard ever created? Maria Maceiras, Play the player 1.8k votes i love the ones from few years ago with the battle between Audi and BMW. Audi started it with this one: ... Read More » What have people learned from watching The Interview? Nick Malik, Business Strategist, Enterprise Archi... 550 votes That the Kim Jong Un blew it. If he had ignored the film, so few people would have seen it that it would be forgotten by New Year's day. But with all the hoopla, ten times... Read More » Read More in Your Feed This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Quora is the best answer to any question. Unsubscribe from this email.