One (might) pay off and benefit the world, or it may flop and you have to move onto your next one.
One (might) be influential, or it may be relegated to the annals of some obscure journal, never to read or cared about.
Still, there might be a pay off for one (monetary). The other buys your "academia points". The pay-off is a little more suspect on the academic's side, I think.
One (might) be influential, or it may be relegated to the annals of some obscure journal, never to read or cared about.
Still, there might be a pay off for one (monetary). The other buys your "academia points". The pay-off is a little more suspect on the academic's side, I think.