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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
Most people who achieve true "greatness" in a field do so because of a personality imbalance, there is absolutely no doubt about it. It's one of the things that scares me about getting a doctorate.
I like the security and salary bump that a Ph.D. can bring, but I've also observed those who have them for many years. The sad reality is that the most brilliant professors I've had are also terribly imbalanced people. They live lonely, isolated existences because their work consumes them.
How to you balance that drive with other things? It's something that worries me. I want to stay within shouting distance of a single digit handicap, and I like playing video games and bitching about football, and that's not to mention the fact that I'd rather not be an absentee parent. Although I love what I do, I can't imagine an existence where it could be all that I am.
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If you don't mind me asking, what are you getting your doctorate in?
I'm getting my doctorate, sorta. I'm getting a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. I'm also contemplating trying to get accepted into an Oral Surgery residency program or an Oral Pathology residency which is 6 years of additional school after the 8 years I'll ahve done or 3 more years. Problem is 99 percent of the people I have met that have done those things are a different breed.
I was damn near a scratch golfer in high school and played in college. i haven't been able to pick up a club in 6 months. It's not getting any better either and it's killing me.
Anyway, the wife and I are contemplating having children soon and I was wondering how you balance the school stuff with that?