Great job of picking apart the logic flaws in my argument. Thank you.
But I think you missed my goal. I was making a sweeping generalization about my personal preferences. Much as "I've found I like ice cream with chocolate in it more than others" Such statements are by necessity overly broad and full of false dichotomies.
I do appreciate your comment, however. It helps clarify further discussion. Just wanted to point out that my goal wasn't a deep dive on all things graduate-degree related. It was to announce (mostly to myself) a heuristic that I have been carrying for a while without recognizing it.
Congrats on your degree. It's great to achieve a goal. Now go make a difference in the world. Getting a degree wasn't it.
Funnily enough, the dissertation grew out of a startup idea I had a few years ago. And now I've come full circle; I've been steadily working on the products of the research to launch the business (2 days ago I filed my first patent).
The key all along was a passionate interest in the subject.
But I think you missed my goal. I was making a sweeping generalization about my personal preferences. Much as "I've found I like ice cream with chocolate in it more than others" Such statements are by necessity overly broad and full of false dichotomies.
I do appreciate your comment, however. It helps clarify further discussion. Just wanted to point out that my goal wasn't a deep dive on all things graduate-degree related. It was to announce (mostly to myself) a heuristic that I have been carrying for a while without recognizing it.
Congrats on your degree. It's great to achieve a goal. Now go make a difference in the world. Getting a degree wasn't it.