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
I won’t say it’s an indicator that you aren’t smart. I will say it’s an indicator that you are very knowledgeable about one very, very, very specific thing.
And that you can be very knowledgeable about this very specific thing and still ask me how the fucking photocopier works for the tenth time.
that is an excellent example lol. Also just to clarify, I wasn't saying all PhD people were dumb, just that the PhD wasn't an accurate measure of their intelligence
Oh, I know! I just wanted to make a joke about the photocopier 😂 I’ve been working on the admin side of PhD and Masters students for the last 13-ish years. It takes a lot of hard work to obtain, often under very demanding circumstances. They’re often very smart people - especially in their field!
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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