there's one chapter in my thesis which i hate editing. it's not that the results are bad. in fact, my main results are in that chapter.
but it's thirty-five pages long;
whenever i edit it, it takes an eternity to finish.
i'm done editing: enough! there's a week and a day left before i defend.
it's time to write the talk. i've given plenty of lackluster talks, and it would be nice to finish a graduate career by giving a good one.
i have no illusions:
there are a lot of weaknesses in the writing of my thesis.
for now, though, i'll let my committee worry about them, and i'll get back to the revisions after this minor public spectacle called a defense.
[deep breath]
for most of these years, the only reason why i've stopped doing one mathematical task was because i had to start another. nothing has ever felt "finished."
sometimes you have to realize that you're becoming a little obsessive and a little crazy, and make a firm decision.
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