JoshuaFox comments on Grad Student Advice Repository - Less Wrong

10 Post author: Stabilizer 14 April 2013 09:28AM

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Comment author: JoshuaFox 15 April 2013 09:52:58AM 2 points [-]

Sure, the PhD is on the whole an income-reducer, whether because of the opportunity cost for those years, or because of the reduced income afterwards.

It's only worthwhile if you enjoy it enough that the reduced income doesn't bother you.