Strongly agree that freedom to take side projects is a huge upside to PhDs. What other job lets you drop everything to work full-time for a month, on something with no connection to your job description?
The freedom for side projects is the best—though I should warn other people here than having a supportive supervisor who is okay with this is crucial.
I have definitely heard more than one horror story from colleagues who were constantly fighting their supervisors on the direction of their research, and felt they had little room for side projects.
Looks like a great year Jaime!
Strongly agree that freedom to take side projects is a huge upside to PhDs. What other job lets you drop everything to work full-time for a month, on something with no connection to your job description?
Thank you!
The freedom for side projects is the best—though I should warn other people here than having a supportive supervisor who is okay with this is crucial.
I have definitely heard more than one horror story from colleagues who were constantly fighting their supervisors on the direction of their research, and felt they had little room for side projects.