These are the reasons that you should not do a PhD. It is a big undertaking and can be a thing that is started without much thought of the future. The best thing to do is "start with the end in mind" that way you know where you are heading!

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0:00 Introduction
0:36 Doing a Ph.D. is a big decision
1:32 If you want to earn significantly more money
3:32 If you have mental health problems
5:30 If your only goal is to be an academic
8:10 You are doing it because it is the path of least resistance
10:20 Your ego is telling you to do it
12:06 You want real balance in your life

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