On the Overambitious Dissertation: a FAQ

In sitting down to explain the Overambitious Dissertation, I ended up turning said explanation into a FAQ-style list, as I think breaking things down into points just makes it easier to read. Or easier for me to conceptualise. Or something to that nature.

To sum up: This post is kind of a big deal, so if you're interested, please read it.

( This got rather long, so it's cut. )