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Asked by anon-287999 to Luan on 12 Mar 2021.
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Luan Cassal answered on 12 Mar 2021:
Good question. I used to work as an educational and counselling psychologist, but I wanted to produce new theories and tools for psychologists, so I moved to an academic carer. Sometimes I miss offering face-to-face sessions and support, though.
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Dennis commented on :
Hi CarysS. For me, it’s going back to uni as a mature student. I’m 39, and I just started doing my PhD last year. It took me a while because when I finish my PHD, I don’t have any plans of working in academia (being a lecturer or being a researcher). I just want to continue working on my online magazine and my YouTube channel.
I had hesitations of whether doing a PhD is worth it, considering my long-term goals. But in the end, I finally decided to start doing it because I would like to hone my research skills.
It’s OK to change minds along the way. 🙂
laraquartel commented on :
Hi CarysS,
Whilst no directed at me, I thought I would share my story as way of demonstrating that nothing is fixed in plans! We are often taught at school that we should know by 18 what we want to study at university, and a career goal, but life doesn’t really work like that! In fact, there is a bit of a psychological theory that we assume the current us is the real ‘us’ and that who we are before now isn’t a true reflection on who we are, but that’s not true! Who we are as people, be that our personalities or aspirations are not concrete and can change and adapt at any age.
So, for me… I thought I had always wanted to be a clinical psychologist and spent much of my life (from around 15) heading in that direction. But, 7 years in I decided that I hated the idea of doing that! I switched to research, and whilst I have never looked back, that is not to say I will do again!