Your first paragraph alone is a great advertisement for a phD! But you are right in what you say in the third paragraph. The qualification is the last reason why I want to do it.
I do see it as a potential way to transition into a different lifestyle - a startup maybe? But I guess I haven't got the guts to go all in at this stage and risk so much (a disadvantage I have), and I see this as a safer way of entering that arena. If (and most likely) it doesn't get that far I guess I will have 'accomplished' a body of work.
Oh and my brother has completed a phD part-time in the biomedical sciences. I will consult him on his views too.
I do see it as a potential way to transition into a different lifestyle - a startup maybe? But I guess I haven't got the guts to go all in at this stage and risk so much (a disadvantage I have), and I see this as a safer way of entering that arena. If (and most likely) it doesn't get that far I guess I will have 'accomplished' a body of work.
Oh and my brother has completed a phD part-time in the biomedical sciences. I will consult him on his views too.