“I encourage any PhD student who is struggling to consider taking a break. Try something different ... scrutinize whether your graduate program is working ... because this is your Ph.D. and you do have the power to change it.” ScienceWorkingLife
The alarm blared in my ear. After silencing it, I remained in bed, staring at the ceiling for another 30 minutes. My motivation to push ahead with my Ph.D. was waning, making it harder and harder to rise and face each new exhausting day. Continuing with the struggle for the remaining 2 years of my program would risk total burnout and breakdown, I realized. I needed a change. So, with great apprehension, I decided to hit the pause button on my Ph.D.
In hindsight, I should have been more selective. I ended up working on a project I was technically capable of completing and that was intellectually interesting, but over time became disillusioned with because I struggled to see how it would make an impact on the wider world. After seeking advice from a university adviser and talking with my supervisor, I decided to take a break from my program. I searched online for internships and other short-term positions in science-related roles, including those that involved science policy, intellectual property, and science writing. Ultimately, I signed a contract with the Multiple Sclerosis Society to provide support for its research team.
After that realization, I decided I wanted to return to my Ph.D. program once my contract expired—as long as I could make some changes. I told my Ph.D. supervisor I wasn’t interested in working on purely academic research. To my relief, he was supportive, and over the next few months we designed a project that better fit my interests and long-term goals.
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