Ten things to know for everyone who is writing a dissertation. By http://www.bestdissertation.com/

1. Ten things you wish you'd know
before you start your
dissertation…

2. Are you putting the final
touches to a dissertation?
Let's pass on some tips to
those who'll be doing them
next year

3. HERE’S MY

5. If you feel that your dissertation
adviser isn't right, change!
If you’re not satisfied or you feel
like they’re not giving you the right
advise then better find someone
else, but of course provided that
your reason is valid.

6. Some anticipate grandeur
in history dissertation
topics – like
war, genocide, formation
of modern society.
Prepare for
looks of
confusion and
disappointment If you mention that you’ve
been working on your
dissertation to somebody
whether it be your
family, friends or
strangers, they will ask
you what it's about. Keep
in mind that they will be
expecting a more
impressive answer than
you can give.

7. If they ask questions, maybe
they're just being polite.

8. Better don’t ask friends how
much work they've done.
You'll end up paranoid – or
they will. Either way, you
don't have time for it.

9. There will be that one day before
deadline, when you will: freak
out, doubt your entire thesis and
decide to start again from scratch.
You might even come up with a
new question or a topic and try to
start working on it.
You will at some point collapse in
an exhausted, tear-stained heap.
But unless there are serious flaws
in your work (unlikely) and your
supervisor recommends starting
again (highly unlikely), don't do it.
It's just panic, it'll pass

10. A lot of the work you do will not
make it into your dissertation.
The first few days, I felt like
everything I was unearthing
was a gem, and when I sat
down to write, it seemed as if it
was all gold.
But a brutal editing down to
the word count has left much of
that early material at the
wayside.

11. You will print like you have
never printed before.
This will start to affect your
weekly budget in a big
way.
WATCH OUT FOR:
the paper jam!

12. Whatever you do your dissertation will
interfere with your
LIFE!
May be it your social life,
commitments, societies,
other essay demands and
other else.

13. Plan your time down to the
last hour and don't have a
single moment of deadline
panic, you'll still find that
thoughts of your dissertation
will creep up on you when you
least expect it.
Your dissertation will haunt
you! You'll fall asleep thinking
about it, dream about it and
wake up thinking about and
you'll feel guilty when you're
not working on it
Your time is not your own.

14. Finishing it will be one of the
best things you've ever done.
It's worth the hard work to
know you've completed
what's likely to be your
biggest, most
important, single piece of
work.
BE PROUD OF IT!