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First of all, sorry to hear that you've lost your ability to type for a few months. That must be frustrating, and I hope you recover quickly. Something similar to me happened during my Ph.D. and I cou …

I agree with the comments suggesting that happiness in life is very different from achieving some specific career. I also think a lot has to do with mindset. …

Have you ever considered a career in finance? Next, how to get into graduate school. I'm a graduate student at Wesleyan University, which has a tradition of taking on non-traditional students. …

Early on in your career, it's usually best to get two papers in this kind of situation. …

Let me answer from the perspective of a liberal arts college that emphasizes both teaching and research. I'm going to tell you how I've seen research assessed. I don't claim that this is a good way to …

If you've done machine learning and worked with large data sets then many places will be interested in hiring you. For example, the NSA often hires mathematicians with these skills. So does Google. Al …

Have you ever considered the NSA or other government contractors? The standard way to get a job as a mathematician at the NSA is to apply for one of their development programs, which lets you tour aro …

The normal way to do this would be to have a collaborator at a US institution invite you for an extended stay. That university could even give you a courtesy appointment like "Visiting Scholar." Your …

First, this career transition is becoming increasingly common, and no one should think of it as a failure in any way. … Once you've decided you want to make that career transition, you should get on LinkedIn and start building a network of people who work in the kinds of jobs you want. …

Another point is: consider your long-term career plans, including where you want to live/work long term. … It is possible that going abroad for your PhD could have detrimental effects for your planned career. Your advisor is the best person to discuss this with, because it's very country-specific. …

Focus on doing one thing really well, and then you can expand your repertoire one paper at a time for the rest of your career. … (2) How does one refine and improve their technical skills throughout their career? …

These sorts of questions are really best asked of a trusted advisor, who knows your skill level, life goals, etc. That said, I think Zhen Lin gives a great answer in the comments, that you should do 4 …

Lastly, I want to re-emphasize the point made in some of the comments that setting goals like "being accepted to a top N university" is not wise for mental health, and is not necessary for career success …

This question was asked a long time ago, and never got an answer, but did receive some useful comments. The short answer is there are hundreds of journals that would publish such a paper. In some fiel …

I've seen it happen many times during my career. …