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How do I not get too emotionally invested in a paper I'm writing?

I have final papers coming up in addition to a writing sample for PhD applications in philosophy and I realized that a major stumbling block is that I am too emotionally invested in my paper (both the topic and the outcome of my thinking) and it is getting in the way of my ability to complete it on time.Does anyone else have this issue or any tips on how to overcome it?

Edit: By emotionally invested I mean partially that so much of me getting in to a program hinges on the writing sample being good that it interferes with my writing. 

But also (and the more general question) that I am super interested in and care a lot about the topic of the paper and I want to do justice to it and be up to date on the literature and have it be the most accurate portrayal and answer of the topic that it can be, but I don't have enough time to do it justice. So I feel paralyzed between the two.
gpt
No matter the point in your academic career, you'll have to "let go" of a manuscript so that it can be reviewed by editors/peers.

No matter the excellence of your argument, no matter how much time you've focused on perfecting it, other eyes will view it in potentially different light(s). Other minds will think on it from different perspectives, backgrounds, interests.

And you'll get feedback on that. Sometimes really positive, supportive, fantastic ideas. Sometimes reviewer 2 ruins your whole week or month.

But no matter what, it has to leave your hands and go out into the world. And you have to come to terms with letting go so that it can be strengthened  as a result.