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by tchalla 1635 days ago
> So many PhDs waft around not doing a whole lot, and so land up being on the program forever. This only benefits the uni and is detrimental to the student. I noticed in the first month of my PhD that most people did a lot more work at the end than the beginning - so I flipped it, worked consistently from day one and got done in just under 3 years.

Amen. PhD is a marathon. Other degrees may be a 100m or 400m race but PhD is about consistency.