Thread by @SAH16928046

Don't overspecialize.
It will make you overdependent on other people.
Always be a #generalist.

The problem with doing a #PhD degree is that it makes you highly specialized in a minuscule area of academic interest.
Utter rubbish!
Sheer waste of time, financial resources and cognitive capabilities.

Many people who are struggling to find decent work after Postgraduate Qualification, such as MSc/MA/MBA, end up enrolling on a #PhD Degree program.
How bloody melancholic that is!?
Seen many such cases in Life and Hard Sciences.

Never do a #PhD with your own money, unless you are a sheikh from an oil-rich desert kingdom.
It is a high-risk venture, which many students don't understand.
Most of the students enrolled end up losing their way halfway through the program.

The rule of thumb is that if you cannot get through with your supervisor during the first 2 and 1/2 years, you won't afterwards.
PhD, which takes around three years in the UK, is slightly easier compared to its American or Canada Counterparts
At least, goes easy on the coursework

The era of massive specialization is over.
That is my opinion.
Many skilled trades evolved, paid back on investments, and later phased out over time.
Those who don't diversify their skill sets know what I am saying.
#Computing students who stick to just one programming language?

#Diversification is the opposite of #specialization.
Manage your academic and professional skill set portfolio well, by learning a little of everything to stay in the right tail of the labour market.