Normally when you hear someone has a PhD lofty assumptions start to come to mind.

> How smart is this person?

> Do you think you are better than others?

> What great things have you done with your education?

A PhD program typically takes four to seven years, but a variety of factors can impact that timeline. A PhD, or doctorate degree, is the highest degree you can earn in certain disciplines, such as psychology, engineering, education, and mathematics.

All that said, let’s jump to the aforementioned irony.

I had no idea you could get a PhD in Visual Arts and Performance.

So, pretty much acting or dancing.

$250k of college to learn if you have that ‘it factor’ to convey ideas pretending to be someone you are not. Something most people practice then refine rather than hear someone preach about.

My only conclusion of how someone goes down this path is – after realizing in their undergrad years their craft wasn’t going to pay the the bills they concluded: (‘their’) ego can only be saved by teaching / influencing others by teaching the art they fell short of creating.

Here’s a fun analogy to say it another way

If you are playing a game and didn’t succeed when you were playing it, simply change the rules to better suit yourself. That way, you can call out shenanigans on the past and better deflect any criticism or self-actualized thought pertaining to your career paths choice and the skills you developed as a result.

But… like many great artists, you must go to bed every night with the knowledge most aritsts are never appreciated in their own time. So, the way your life evolved is a sacrifice for the greater good.

Ah… embrace the vanilla sky

Ergo – art is suffering. Any happiness tends to curtail the creative process.

So I guess this person is happy being miserable.