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⏰ Time for you to ditch the degrees
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Hi Visionary,
Let me take you into a familiar scene.
It all started with my husband, as we were engaged to be married while I finished grad school (a longer story here that I will save for another time).
But for years, anytime my family or a group of friends had dinner with us, I would eventually get asked this question:
"So… when are you going back to get that PhD?"
Because that's who I am.
The overachiever.
The one with two degrees, six certifications, and a resume that looks like a LinkedIn influencer's dream.
I was the woman who collected credentials like Pokémon cards (gotta stack 'em all).
Not because I loved university that much.
I do love to learn, but...
Because it made people comfortable.
Because it gave me something to point to.
Because it made me harder to question.
But deep down?