Is degree / credential hoarding a psychosis?

[Prloko]

See title. This would be an interesting thesis or dissertation topic. It's something I've thought about before, because if it's a psychosis, I'm pretty sure I have it. I'm two weeks away from graduation with my second Master's, and I'm already thinking about what's going to be next on my plate. Seriously considering going back to WGU for the BS Data Management/Data Analytics as it comes with a few decent certs built in and I'm moving into an Epic EHR position here in about 3 weeks. Now that everyone has their EHR in place and plugging all their data in, the hard part is getting that data back out in a meaningful way.

Or, at least, that's what I tell myself to justify spending more money and learning more crap.

I'm dmjacobsen, and I'm a degreeaholic.

Maybe this is also a byproduct of our method of learning. Many of us hit it balls to the wall knocking out credits (whether they be CBE or straighterline) that when we are done, there's is an empty block of time. I know I feel like that. After working full time in the military, managing a family and going full blast for 1.5 years, when I was done, I was not satisfied with all the time I had on my hands. So I went for an MBA. Now I'm looking for other learning opportunities. But I think what Cookderosa alluded to might be the real issue. It is filling the time, not necessarily the degree. We enjoyed being so busy intellectually. Maybe just finding an intellectual stimulating activity will be just as fulfilling.