Somehow, I have recently found myself answering inquiries of how I am doing/feeling by referring almost exclusively to my work. Granted, it might be a rather common resource to respond to a question that is mainly an attempt of smalltalk (what a strange word, if you think about it - what is small in smalltalk?); a social ritual of politeness in which neither the questioner nor the questionned are really actually interested in the fundamental or existential well-being of one another.
But here's the strange thing: I noticed I was talking that way not only in smalltalk situations, but even to my family and friends.
Two possible, correlative explanations for that behavior:
My work in general and my thesis in particular have become such an integral part of myself that I automatically and without thinking refer to them when questioned about how I am doing.
I don't really want to talk, let alone think about my self or the part of my self that doesn't have anything to do with my work.
Conclusion: If things continue at this pace, I'll be finished writing this goddamn PhD in no time.
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