<p dir="ltr">A humorous annotated line chart mapping age against suitability for a PhD: every age bracket has an excuse not to pursue doctoral study until “75 – perfect!” subverting notions of an ideal PhD age.</p>
Creation date
2017-08-27AltText
Chart showing excuses at each age for not doing a PhD until very old “perfect!” moment.Transcript
0 – 10: Not enough verbal skills
~15: Too “awkward”
~20: Too “undergrad”
~30: Best time to get experience
~40: Prime career-developing age, best to focus on that
~50: Need to save up for taking 3 yrs off work
~60: Need to make the best of retirement and travel
~75: Perfect!
Age →
Should you do a PhD? Absolutely not ⟵ Do it!!
