health and fitness: I've lost interest in studying for my PhD

dimanche 4 octobre 2015

I've lost interest in studying for my PhD

I’ve realised that I no longer have any interest in academia, but I don’t know how to proceed

Twice a week we publish problems that will feature in a forthcoming Dear Jeremy advice column in the Saturday Guardian so that readers can offer their own advice and suggestions. We then print the best of your comments alongside Jeremy’s own insights. Here is the latest dilemma – what are your thoughts?

I am a 24-year-old postgraduate (PhD) student in an area with little or no application to the job market (dataset analysis in palaeontology), although I have developed many transferable skills while studying.