ABSTRACT
I completed a PhD program in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at an accredited online university. The degree requirements included three one-week residential colloquia. In total, I finished the program in four and a half years, having entered with a master’s degree in counseling. Over the course of these years, there were many times that my motivation waned, and I struggled to write research papers and create insightful discussion posts. When I wanted to quit, well-meaning friends would say, “Do you wish you hadn’t started?” My response, “No, I wish I didn’t want it.”
