the other prof said i should hold off on the postdoc offer that dropped in my lap because i could get something ‘much better’ by waiting and applying next year. is he for real? do i actually have a chance?
im in the seventh year of my phd and would be applying next year during my eighth. this is ‘highly unusual’ and its unclear if it would affect my chances or not. i guess most people dont get depressed and waste five years getting almost nothing accomplished
its a continued to be a struggle to find motivation and keep the momentum going, it didnt help that my advisor left in my third year, and while he continued to advise me remotely hes always been very passive and never pushed me much, and i didnt reach out to others to have more people to engage with until the pandemic
ive managed to get better at that in the last year or so as ive collaborated more, the regular interaction with others and working on several projects has been stimulating but still have a hard time sitting down to write things up and finish them off
so do i actually enjoy this stuff or am i just kidding myself ? i dont really know what else i’d rather be doing…. would a fancy postdoc be the environment i need to keep the ball rolling or would i crumble under the pressure? i’d rather just not have to work and get to see my friends and ‘enjoy life’ whatever that means, but maybe that would get old and be ultimately unfulfilling anyway.
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