A letter to my dissertation (because I need to say this)

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Emma

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Dear dissertation,

I used to love you. I used to wake up excited to work on you. I used to tell people about you at parties. Now I don't go to parties. Now I don't talk to people. Now I just stare at you and wonder why you're so hard.

You were supposed to be my contribution. My legacy. My proof that I belong here. Now you're just a document I can't finish.

I'm not writing you anymore. I'm fighting you. Every sentence is a battle. Every paragraph is a war. I'm tired.

But I'm not quitting. I'm not stopping. I'm going to finish you. Not because I love you. Because I need to be done.

I don't know who I'll be after you. Someone who sleeps. Someone who eats. Someone who talks to people at parties. I want to meet her.

I'm finishing you for her.

— Me 📜
 
Dear dissertation, I hate you too. But I need you. Emma, this letter is the most honest thing I've read about the dissertation process. The love turns into fighting. The excitement turns into exhaustion. But we keep going because stopping isn't an option. I'm saving this. Reading it every time I want to quit. Thank you.
 
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