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SuperPsyched with Dr. Adam Dorsay

#190 Lessons from a Man with 17 Degrees | Ben Bolger, Ph.D. (plus 16 other degrees!)

Dec 12, 2023
01:10:46
Choosing a college major can be daunting. Personally, I changed my major a few times, at least partially because there was so much that I wanted to learn. What if you could earn multiple degrees and explore a bunch of majors? How about 17 degrees? Sounds like a fantasy but, believe it or not, that is exactly what my guest on this episode did. Dr. Benjamin Bolger (https://bolgerconsulting.com/) is known as a perpetual student and is the second most degreed individual in the history of the United States. He has studied in various fields and has attended schools like Harvard, Stanford, Brown, Dartmouth, and Columbia. In fact, during the window of 2000 to 2004, he earned six different master's degrees! Ben currently works as a college admissions counselor, and he has appeared in many national newspapers like the NY Times and TV programs like the NBC Today Show. I had no idea what Ben would be like and it turned out he was as likeable as he was educated. It was so much fun to geek out with Ben about the topic of learning and all it can do for us. This is an unusual opportunity to listen as one of the most educated people on the planet talks about the benefits of being a perpetual learner.

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