A year ago, I thought I was sure about my career path of becoming an academic. But the closer I get to it, the more I realise that stepping into a Ph.D. program right after graduation isn’t the right way to go because my goal is to learn and understand. The degree is just a certification that I’ve understood what I set out to explore.
Learning about something specific without having understood the bigger picture sounds dangerous.
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