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drinking with PhD's

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Ottawa, 2017.07.18

Tonight I found myself drinking with four Ph D's and one professor - all substantially younger than me. They're the alleged subject-matter-experts at the center of my client's knowledge-based business. I met no fewer than six people who admitted they held a Ph.D. Smart crowd.

It reminds me of the Citi-owned investment bank I worked for in that I was surrounded by clever people. I definitely prefer that to the alternative.

rand()m quote

It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

—Anne Frank