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motivation, please (moist.catsweat.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com to c/chat@beehaw.org
 

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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[–] Fafner@yiffit.net 10 points 11 months ago

Leave it as a problem for future you. Enjoy your time off.

[–] Kajo@beehaw.org 7 points 11 months ago

I promise myself a reward, something a bit unusual that will directly activates the reward circuit, like a handcrafted pastry from a good bakery.

[–] InevitableWaffles@midwest.social 7 points 11 months ago

Do you really want to be thinking about it for the next 2 weeks? Push through! You got this!

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 6 points 11 months ago

OK, ive broken through maybe.. by throwing everything i know at the problem:

  • change scenery
  • Baby steps into something useful (bob wiley would open the document first)
  • put C.H.U.D. on in the background
[–] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months 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

[–] yote_zip@pawb.social 3 points 11 months ago

Depends on what the project is, but if you're going to postpone it make sure you leave notes on your currently-planned solution for your future self.

[–] JCPhoenix@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

Probably not sit around on Lemmy 😉

But hell, 4hrs left? On a Friday? I think you know the real answer. There's always tomorrow...in two weeks, anyway. Enjoy the vacation!