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For years, I thought my dissertation had to be perfect. It had to change the field. It had to be a masterpiece. I'd never finish. My advisor said: "Your dissertation doesn't have to change the world. It just has to be a solid contribution that you can finish." I didn't believe her. I thought...

I thought if I worked longer, I'd get more done. I stopped sleeping. I worked through the night. I wrote. I deleted. I wrote again. My writing got worse. Not better. I made mistakes. I lost track of arguments. I deleted things I should have kept. A friend told me to sleep. I said I couldn't...

I'm not sleeping. I'm not eating. I'm writing. Then deleting. Then writing again. My eyes hurt. My head hurts. My hands shake when I hold the mouse. I called my mom. She said I need to rest. I said I need to finish. She was quiet. I said I'm scared. She said she knows. She didn't tell me to...