Boy howdy, considering how much I procrastinate on loads of things and how much time I spend either (re-)reading smuttysmutty fanfic, poring over LJ or playing with the Love Cats, I can certainly relate to and sympathize with your current situation.
I endorse sang's suggestion for getting something written. Especially if you eventually find yourself writing something like, "See, I thought this stupid paper would be fairly simple and straightforward. It starts with this cool idea, and I have plenty of evidence to back that up, see? Like this, and this and this..." Sometimes if you cut to the chase and pretend that you've already written the paper and some random friend asks you what it's about, and you write your response to that person, that can lead to all kinds of actual paper writing.
Good luck! Been there, done that, survived somehow. And you will too.
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I endorse sang's suggestion for getting something written. Especially if you eventually find yourself writing something like, "See, I thought this stupid paper would be fairly simple and straightforward. It starts with this cool idea, and I have plenty of evidence to back that up, see? Like this, and this and this..." Sometimes if you cut to the chase and pretend that you've already written the paper and some random friend asks you what it's about, and you write your response to that person, that can lead to all kinds of actual paper writing.
Good luck! Been there, done that, survived somehow. And you will too.