whats wrong with me?

Question

i want to achieve financial success. and i like learning for learnings sake. and i was reading this article on yahoo..today and it said that people who like learning for learning are the ones who should get Ph. Ds and i wouldnt mind getting a Ph. d but the problem is that i dont like working and Ph.ds students have to work their @$$es off. the article also said that people who want to achieve financial success should not get Ph.D cuz even though you have a Ph.D its still really hard to find a job. what should i do. am i really wierd? i think im just lazy but what do i do not be lazy and not procrastinate and want to do the work that it takes to learn. BUT i WANT THE MONEY TOO! argh.

no offense. i like to think that i take criticism well but i dont think that using correct punctuation during a casual conversation over the internet is important. also, i think there are other ways to express interest in something and that working on school assignments is not the ONLY way. i activley like to argue about stuff. discuss. and i do express interest. i just like to talk and think and write about stuff informally rather than formally. i can argue formally too but when i comes down to writing papers its just ARGH. i do it. but i dont want to do it. and i procrastinate doing it.

and i like work. just as long as the work isnt like spitting out 10 page papers every week. i like reading. and do a significant amount of it.

Answer 1

Yes, getting a PhD can be hard work, but can also be very rewarding if you love the subject. I dropped out of a History PhD program because I decided to take another direction in my life and now I regret it.

Finding a job may be difficult depending on the field of study. However in order to qualify as a professor in decent college, you must have a PhD. And as someone who works at a university, I can tell you that a tenured professor has the best job on the planet. Income in the range of $60K - $125K or more, grad students to work for you and help with research, almost impossible to be fired, and you work approximately 15 hours per week between teaching, research and office hours.

If you have the motivation, go for it. But keep in mind it will take about 4-6 years after college and you won't make much money at all during that time.

Answer 2

I think you're misinformed. Most people who are high achievers don't carry a Ph.D. They all have MS degree but that is all.

Looks like you have what it takes to be a high achiever. It's weird but these are the characteristics of Genius and Inventors.

Lazy, Unorganized, Lazy, Creativity, due to laziness, they use their creativity to atomized all there task use free time to have fun. They are usually very much into computer, logical reasoning, fact-finding, inventing, improving, and creating.

For high achievers, they do it not because of the money; they do it because they were born to do such job. It is not work for them; it's a game that they are willing to pay to play.

Again, it sounds like you have all of the characteristics of a high achiever. The best thing is, you was misinformed and still you have described yourself to have all of the characteristics of the men and women who move the world.

Answer 3

Yes, you are lazy. You like learning, but only if it doesn't involve work. You haven't learned, or you don't bother to use, proper spelling and punctuation. You want money, but you don't express an interest in a field that might earn you either money or a PhD. But no, you're not weird. There are lots of people out there just like you, and they aren't going to achieve financial success either. What will you do to distinguish yourself from that crowd?

Answer 4

first of all, getting a PhD is hard work - which partially why lots of people don't end up pursuing one.

lots of educational institutions want to be ensured that you're going to do something worthwhile with your PhD once you get one - otherwise what's the point of educating you if you're not going to use it? many companies will increase your base pay the higher your education. some positions are only available to people with a masters or PhD.

it's hard to say anything else without knowing your area of interest and location. some states are in a shitty economy and any decent job is hard to come by, and some fields are in higher need of people than others.

try researching your field more - check out prospective PhD/masters programs, and talk to a career advisor. that's your best bet for getting tailored information.

Answer 5

Don't listen to everything you read in articles, and especially don't base your life plans on it. Many of it is biased or not very well tested, and you don't know what experiences they base it off of. You should try getting a Ph D and see how it turns out.