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A comment on Ask HN: Show your failed projects and share a lesson you learned.

Re:Ask HN: Show your failed projects and share a lesson you ... by th9283749238 on Friday December 24, 2021 @12:12PM (#29675319)
Not really a project, but my PhD. Did it while I was working part time and made a mess of it, finally dropped out. Now I have to explain why my CV is the way it is to every interviewer and watch them silently judge me.

If any undergrads are reading, the short advice is - don't start a PhD unless you are very good or your supervisor is very good. Look at introductory courses for PhDs to get a feel for it. Research is a whole different ball game than studying for exams etc.

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Re:Ask HN: Show your failed projects and share a lesson you ... by terpimost on Saturday December 25, 2021 @01:03AM (#29680882)
I didn’t finish my PhD, what’s wrong with it? I don’t understand how somebody can judge that you didn’t finish a complex project because your priorities hanged at some point. PhD is a job and people quit their jobs sometimes, its ok.
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