I Don't Need It
"The Ph.D. taught me to be a fast learner and to have self discipline. Northrup Grumman taught me to be a good collaborator and how to settle disputes between competing interests. The sales job, obviously, helped me develop relationship skills. It was a process of building an entrepreneur who not only could start a business but could also run a business long term ."- Patrick Mish
I recently read an article in Inc. magazine called Why I wasted a Perfectly Good Doctorate. The quote is from the article and to me it paints a different picture.
Patrick might not be using his degree in an engineering firm but the skills that he learned are transferable to his new business. It is not uncommon for engineers to never work in engineering but work in other fields. Why? Because if you can figure out engineering courses you can learn anything else.
The one thing that I believe he did not learn is that life is a learning process. He learned enough from school to succeed as an engineer. He also had to learn the skills needed to be a great salesmen. And lastly learn how to be an entrepreneur. As Patrick in the end realizes, it was a process of becoming an entrepreneur.
I do not think education is a waste if you learn how to learn. If you just get good grades but do not learn how to learn then you are just getting a piece a paper. As Patrick eventually learned, but if you learn how to learn you can figure anything out.
Today's question is:
"Have you learned how to learn?"
"The Ph.D. taught me to be a fast learner and to have self discipline. Northrup Grumman taught me to be a good collaborator and how to settle disputes between competing interests. The sales job, obviously, helped me develop relationship skills. It was a process of building an entrepreneur who not only could start a business but could also run a business long term ."- Patrick Mish
I recently read an article in Inc. magazine called Why I wasted a Perfectly Good Doctorate. The quote is from the article and to me it paints a different picture.
Patrick might not be using his degree in an engineering firm but the skills that he learned are transferable to his new business. It is not uncommon for engineers to never work in engineering but work in other fields. Why? Because if you can figure out engineering courses you can learn anything else.
The one thing that I believe he did not learn is that life is a learning process. He learned enough from school to succeed as an engineer. He also had to learn the skills needed to be a great salesmen. And lastly learn how to be an entrepreneur. As Patrick in the end realizes, it was a process of becoming an entrepreneur.
I do not think education is a waste if you learn how to learn. If you just get good grades but do not learn how to learn then you are just getting a piece a paper. As Patrick eventually learned, but if you learn how to learn you can figure anything out.
Today's question is:
"Have you learned how to learn?"
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