Help! How do I bring myself to write my BA thesis?

[Anonymous]

I'm in the last semester of my university course. At the end of last year I began feeling like it isn't necessarily what I want to do in my life, but I've gone so far that I really want to at least finish and get this over with, then maybe look for something else (also I got a pretty nice scholarship for my grades and achievements so that's another thing that convinced me to stay lol)

Here's the catch - at my university, students of my major (dental technology, if it's important in any way) have to DRAW a thesis topic (along with assigned supervisor), which is f*cking stupid in the first place, but I got the worst possible subject for me. Not only is it niche and really hard to find even bits of information on it (there's maybe two textbooks that are actually helpful and they're only in a language that I don't speak, google translate can't handle specialist terminology either), the practical part requires me to work mostly with a material that I famously suck at managing and my thesis supervisor doesn't give a damn about me, we only met once in November (which I kinda get, she's a big fish in this field, and pretty busy, but still...)

According to the rules, I cannot change the subject, the supervisor, literally anything. At this point I haven't started the theoretical part at all, I'm almost done with the practical (it looks like crap, but it's the best I can do with what I got) and writing that sh*t is literally the last thing I want to do, I just can't bring myself to. I'm also super tired and burnt out, since with the amount of classes and work in this last year I can barely find time to get enough sleep and eat something during the day. I get more and more devastated by each passing week...

With that being said, do you have any tips on how to get even an iota of motivation? I'm at a loss and I really want to get this over with, but I just CAN'T bring myself to do it:(

[Oliverlogan263]

Dang girl, that sounds super stressful. I feel ya - some days it's so hard to find the motivation to do stuff you're not really into. But you've come so far, it'd suck to quit now! Here's some tips that might help:

- Break it down into tiny steps. Instead of "write thesis", make your to-do list say dumb stuff like "find 3 sources" or "outline intro chapter". Small wins fuel motivation.

- Study with friends! Form an online writing group where you all work together and keep each other accountable. Social pressure works wonders lol.

- Reward yourself. For every hour of writing, plan a 15 min social media break or small treat. Positive reinforcement, baby!

- Talk to your prof honestly about your struggles. See if there's any flexibility on topic or due date that could relieve pressure. It can't hurt to ask!

- Fake it til you make it. Sometimes you just gotta force yourself to sit down and type crap even if you're not feeling it. Momentum takes over eventually.

You got this sis! One foot in front of the other - you'll look back so proud you powered through. And then it's champagne and vacay time to celebrate! You're too close to quit now. I believe in you!!

[Asker]

Thank you so much! I actually almost wrote an intro chapter by dividing it into some very small steps so it is working already ahah <3 You're great!!

[Asker]

I mean almost finished the intro*

[Oliverlogan263]

No problem luv, I'm glad breaking it into small steps is helping! That's always the best way to tackle a big boring task. Props to you for powering through the intro already, that's super impressive.

Keep up the good work. You've totally got this in the bag now that you've got a system going. Don't forget to reward yourself again once you knock out another chunk. So close to being done with this thing! You should definitely celebrate big time when you finish. Proud of you for not giving up - you're gonna crush this thesis no problem. Let me know if you need any other tips along the way!

[KrakenAttackin]

You sound burned out, which I completely get. You will have to push through and finish this project as you have come so far.

Talk with your colleagues and see how they are approaching their projects.

[Asker]

It turns out that a couple of my classmates are actually in a similar position lol. It was a bit reassuring, I'll admit... But yeah I'll try my best to get out of it 🤞

[Anonymous]

if you want it bad enough, you have to dig down deep and just get after it if you need help try to find a tutor

[jimmy2]

Well on a thesis there is no score it's either pass or fail

[Asker]

there is a score in my country.

[Anonymous]

Find someone that help you.