First-Person Narrator

I think you're right. Usually, I can use the reward withholding method effectively. Like, if I read my textbook for an hour, I then allow myself to read a novel for an hour, but I don't get to read the novel until the hour of textbookery is up. But the thesis is a lot bigger and scarier and harder to get rolling with than an hour of textbook reading, so I clearly need new strategies. And frustrating myself because I won't allow myself a creative outlet while I'm trying to organize my thoughts is, it is now clear to me, counterproductive.