Dissertation Do's and Don'ts

If I were to write a "how to dissertate" book someday, here are some things I might include:

DO: Email yourself your document, as you diligently change it, every single day, for the peace of mind of knowing that it is in cyber space, waiting for you, should anything disastrous happen to your computer.

DON'T: Allow anything disastrous to happen to your computer, such as--oh, I don't know--having an entire cup of coffee knocked across the surface of it.

That's it for now.

[Actually, that might be all that people really need to know...?]