Grad School, Honestly
Research-grounded writing on the decisions nobody hands you a clear framework for.
Should I Quit My PhD? A Framework, Not a Feeling
A practical, bias-aware framework for separating "should I quit" from "were the years already spent a waste" — using sunk cost, expected value, and a simple test you can run today.
How Much Do PhD Students Actually Get Paid?
What stipends actually cover, what they don't, and what the real opportunity cost looks like once you run the numbers against a comparable salary.
Signs You Should Leave Academia (and Signs You Shouldn't)
A balanced look at the real structural signals worth taking seriously — and the common ones that are more solvable than they feel.
PhD to Industry: What Actually Transfers
What skills genuinely transfer to an industry career, what doesn't, and how to close the translation gap before you need to.
Alternatives to a PhD Worth Actually Comparing
A real cost-and-odds comparison of a professional master's, bootcamps, direct industry entry, and self-directed study.
Academia Burnout and Imposter Syndrome: What's Actually Going On
Why these feelings are so common in graduate school — and why they're often a rational response to real structural conditions, not a personal flaw.
Every post here is drawn from The Fine Print of the PhD — the full book goes considerably deeper on all of it.
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