At this rate, it would take about seven years to translate the Iliad — assuming you worked on weekends.
(Threesome pro-tip: If you try explaining to someone that you have multiple partners, they will assume you work at a law firm).
So rather than assuming you'll work longer, see what effect increasing your annual savings can have.
And remember: papers are being published all the time (assuming you're working in a field that someone else is interested in, which you hopefully are), so before you defend, make sure you know what has happened in your area since your last major literature search and have thought about how this impacts your own work.
Frequency question As your practice develops in the next 5 years, how frequently do you see yourself performing each of the listed tasks (assuming you are working full-time)?
We'll be assuming you're working with 6 players here.
It's certainly true for jobs where your employer can train you quickly, and some firms like Starbucks are really good at this, assuming you want to work at Starbucks.
NAME WITHHELD, MINNEAPOLIS Assuming you don't work for a company with a specific, inflexible policy prohibiting co-workers from sharing information (and assuming such a disclosure would not place your own livelihood in jeopardy), I'd argue that you're obliged to admit what you know.
But assuming you don't work for an organization that's likely to ax you for well, doing a great job and garnering high performance marks, you probably don't need to overthink this one.
Don't assume you can work indefinitely; you need to plan to make it happen.
"The giggle factor was high in the beginning because people always assumed you either worked for yourself or you worked in an office," Mr. Neuberg said.
