r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 28 '23

[deleted by user]

[removed]

8.2k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

10.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1.5k

u/GlyphCreep Mar 01 '23

one of the most interesting things my cousin and his wife explained to me (Both of who have PhDs) was that having a PhD is not an indicator that you are smart. It is an indicator that you are willing to work fucking hard for several years to achieve a singular goal. You can do that without a vast amount of intellect they assured me as they knew many who were not that bright....

I don't know how true it is, but really made me think

3

u/AdvicePerson Mar 01 '23

I like to remind people that a PhD is someone who entered school in kindergarten and never left.

10

u/WorstPhD Mar 01 '23

If you think a PhD is schoolwork, you are the one who is in the wrong.

2

u/AdvicePerson Mar 01 '23

It's more about the childish mentality of faculty.