The problem with writing a disseratation

Ok, I was politely reminded by my brother that I haven't blogged in 10 days.  Or maybe more than that now.  I'm too tired to hit the back button to see.

I have other things to update you all on.  I even have part of it already written, just have found that big ending.  But, let's focus on the task at hand.

I was struggling with some topical dilemmas. You see, this is supposed to be a blog about my dissertation, or at least closely related.  I started it to talk about my dissertation and as a device to get me working on it.  I sit down to write and get immediately distracted by many things.  This blog is a way to get those distractions out into the open so I can concentrate on my dissertation.  Not working.  I just get distracted.

See, here's the problem with writing a dissertation.  You have to write it, or at least some of it, while you are in school.  While you are in school you also have a gazillion other things to be doing.  At least, you have a gazillion other things to be doing regarding writing, reading, thinking, and creating.  These are also all the things you have to do with a dissertation.  Let me tell you doing all that gets really boring.  Sometimes, I just want to listen to music or watch funny, mindless comedy.  Or just do nothing.  Plus, in school there are deadlines. With a dissertation there is a deadline, but it is completely different.  I set the deadline.  In class, every teacher basically believes that their class is the most important on your schedule.  Therefore, the deadlines are set and immovable.  These deadlines take priority over the dissertation, which I have until next summer to get together.  That's ages away (not really)!

So, my dilemma is this: do I spend all my thinking/reading/writing/creative time working on a really boring 15 page paper and a 12 page sort of interesting paper, but not my research area that I have to write?  or on my dissertation, which is far more interesting?

The answer: not my choice. My first paper was due last week.  My 2nd paper is due on Thursday.
No dissertation work has been done in: too many days to count.