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motivation, please (moist.catsweat.com)
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i get off work in 4 hours for a 2 week vacation and ive got one last project i just cant seem to motivate myself to do. 2 weeks!

what do you do for that last minute motivation, cuz im out of ideas.

edit: followup - i did get into the project with useful tips, but discovered it need far more work than expected so i did what i could. boss wasnt even mad.

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[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

usually I smoke a fat bowl and then do a slightly lower quality of work, but then i have more fun doing it. Idk about your job, but i've learned that after a fairly-low baseline, my employer doesn't really care about the quality so much as the quantity. Putting on an uptempo playlist also helps - here's one i'm fond of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFHNfxCAq8Q