[cc101]

I dropped out of Stanford in my senior year because I couldn't continue to ignore the negative effect that severe ADHD had on my classwork. While I did come back and graduate a few years later, my PhD ambitions were in ruins. While I spent over two decades working my way up to a junior research position, I never overcame my lack of graduate education. Perhaps I would have done better to re-asses my goals and select a new career, but my drive to overcome my feeling of failure by attaining my original goal got in the way of choosing a better course. You are right to give new thought to where you want your career to go.

[226_ebro_treaty]

Could explain what you mean by:

>I never overcame my lack of graduate education.

Seems like you've achieved your goal _anyway_ of being in Academia, even if it's taken you longer?

[cc101]

I was seriously lacking in the knowledge I needed to get any further than an entry-level researcher. I feel that I could have done wonderful things if I knew more about my subject. You can only take basic knowledge, ambition, and imagination so far.