Is a PhD worth doing if you're not brilliant?

My opinion only…a PhD will cost you tons of money and cause great pain. It will most likely hurt your career and eat up prime years of your life. For me it took 4.5 years. To get a PhD (in somet…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [Is a PhD worth doing if you're not brilliant?]( James A. McGaughan, PhD, PhD Information Science & Data & Decision Science, University at Albany (2021) • [Answered July 18, 2023]( [My opinion only…a PhD will cost you tons of money and cause great pain. It will most likely hurt your career and eat up prime years of your life. For me it took 4.5 years. ... Read more » [Upvote] 709 [Comment] 123](   [Is Harry Potter powerful?]( Danya, Harry Potter books and Movies • [Answered April 3]( [As a student who has had one of the most powerful wizard try to kill him from the moment he was born, Yes! Definitely! But is he the MOST powerful? No! Infact not even close... 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Is there a way to control or reduce random thoughts for individuals with ADHD?]( David Allen, Has lived with ADHD for +60 years, diagnosed 20 years ag • [Answered June 28]( [I’m not a psychologist, but I’ve had a lifetime of living with, and half a lifetime of studying ADHD. It is my understanding, in a general sense, that ADHD *is* the thought... Read more » [Upvote] 314 [Comment] 17](   [Is seeing 11:11 and 111 a good sign for twin flames?]( Apple Books, I am Silvia Moon - Twin Flame - Author at Twin Flames (2018-present) • [Answered October 25, 2023]( [Is 11:11 stalking you too? I remember those days I used to think of my twin flame every time I saw 11:11. I never related very much with 111 but 888 and 333 were more frequ... Read more » [Upvote] 1.5K [Comment] 134](   [Is eating 450 calories and burning 600 calories a day okay?]( Alice Twain, Self-employed • [Updated March 10, 2023]( [Nobody burns 600 calories each day. Not even newborn babies who spend 18 hours each day sleeping. 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Once I finish it, I want to challenge myself harder.]( Avik Das, AIR 69 in JEE(A), AIR 454 in JEE (M), 705/ 720 in NEET 2024 • [Answered July 16]( [If you find black book not so tough, you can try solving topic-wise books by Vikas Gupta(like Coordinate, Algebra, Calculus). However, now you should put more stress on sol... Read more » [Upvote] 73 [Comment] 6]( [Read more in your feed]( Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go.   [Download on the App Store]( it on Google Play](   Missing out on Quora emails? Be sure to add us to your primary inbox. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please [unsubscribe](.