Sometimes, you may realize after the fact that you should have made a different decision, write George Justice and Carolyn Dever, and in such cases, it's OK to hit pause and start again.
A lot of well-meaning academics like to say that doctoral education prepares you, not just for the professoriate, but for other careers, too. There’s just one problem with that message: Except for a handful of STEM degrees, it’s not accurate.