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> All you have to do is identify your strongest interest or best subject area.

This is in essence of the "be a hammer" mindset. https://swellandcut.com/2016/10/11/be-a-hammer/

Of course that means that mental blind spots are unavoidable, and worse at times that you need a mallet, it is better to use a shoe than a hammer. In the same way, Physics Envy (maladjusted empiricism in social science) and "Theology Envy" (narrative abuse) are the two main driving forces for academia to decay. https://archive.ph/axq3P https://archive.ph/TpSuC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physics_envy

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