Let me share with you this essay by Jennifer Walker, originally published in Quartz, about Mental Health issues in academia. Honest reflection on the psychological cost of pursuing a PhD.
There’s an awful cost to getting a PhD that no one talks about
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Great post, right on! i have always been suspicious of academia, yet have never been able to explain in words so clearly why. This article explains the roots of my suspicions. There is madness in competition and academia is competition to the extreme.
Really interesting article. Sadly, I’m not surprised by any of it. Academia is a rough, rough place. Thanks for posting.