Frustration

Now I am writing a report to my client today. This is what I have to do to earn my living. Writing a report on the result of my reserach is in itself not so bad. I enjoy reseach actually. But once it becomes my job, it suddenly loses its charm. Research as job gives me a clear goal or tells me what I should do exactly. It makes things easier when we have to perform a task since it is clearly defined. However it also robbs me of freedom to go off the track. In the course of any research we often come across an interesting thing (this is what the research is for) and think "Oh, this seems interesting then I want to know that thing, too." But this is not allowed when you get paid for it. You have to go straight to the target so that you can finish it by the deadline. Frustration, but this is how the world goes...