Is a PhD worth doing if you're not brilliant?

I have a PhD. I’m not particularly brilliant, but I do work extremely hard and I don’t give up. Was my PhD worth the 4 years of expense, late nights, early mornings, no social life and no money…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [Is a PhD worth doing if you're not brilliant?]( Rebecca Aryal, PhD Medical Anthropology, Durham University (2013) • [Answered December 27]( [I have a PhD. I’m not particularly brilliant, but I do work extremely hard and I don’t give up. Was my PhD worth the 4 years of expense, late nights, early mornings, no soci... Read more » [Upvote] 324 [Comment] 8](   [I would let my kid buy Minecraft, but I hear all this talk about creepers using it. I don't feel safe letting my child buy it. Can any other parent agree with me?]( Dante C., lives in Long Island City, NY (2003-present) • [Answered April 29, 2021]( [I’m curious as to what you mean by creepers. Has this talk you’ve been hearing actually specified what they meant by creepers? 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