Yes. I dropped out. I quit. I left… no matter how you want to say it. I was one year into this journey, passionate and immersed in the world of research and academia. However, I still decided to take the leap and focus on my startup and other projects like my . YouTube channel Don’t get me wrong; the Ph.D. was a significant chapter, and I think it is definitely worth it for many, yet my hope was that my story might resonate with your inner debates and questions like: is a Ph.D. the right path for you? This is a very important video and decision for me, and it was a challenging one to take. I hope you like the final result and find the video helpful for your own future decisions. Reasons for quitting the PhD: The desire to innovate and create was significantly growing. The love towards the startup world, and other projects like the YouTube channel. Enjoyment in fusing theoretical knowledge with real-world application. The urgency to create and the energy of startup culture became irresistible. Wanted to embark on a journey characterized by immediate innovation, rapid implementation, and seeing ideas transform into tangible solutions. The feeling of being drawn to quickly bringing ideas to life. The desire to fully own the work he was doing for motivation. The feeling of doing too much, yet not enough. The realization that most skills can be learned from the industry or personal projects/startups, thanks to talking with a dozen experts . on my podcast Stress. The Ph.D. was stressful, even if most of the stress was self-imposed. The feeling of doing two things halfway, juggling PhD with other projects. The desire to build AI models and work in the field, for which the PhD might not be worth the four years. Who the PhD is for: Those in love with deep research. Individuals aspiring to be professors. Those dreaming about working on complex problems for a long time to solve them. People who want to work on a specific problem for a long period. People who love learning and teaching. People interested in gaining lots of invaluable skills for their life such as problem-solving, critical thinking, managing projects, structuring ideas and schedules, and self-motivation. Even though I ( ) am convinced they can be learned with a different path. and many experts Those who enjoy the whole process, enjoy learning, improving, sharing, and working on useful and long-term projects. Those looking to work at big companies like Google, Meta, etc., where having the "PhD" title has great value. This is not a rent against the PhD, far from it. It is valuable to many people. It just wasn't for me. Learn more in my recent video about it: https://youtu.be/OXUUrYjS_3A?embedable=true&transcript=true
