- Pausing work on a project can ironically help to get it completed.
- If you do various non-project-related activities for a while, eventually you'll want to come back to it.
- Also, programmers need to be able to pause projects anyhow, the key is good note-making and commenting.
- There are various inspiring films/TV adverts/music I can turn to.
- But I don't have any one source of motivation that's always guaranteed to work, to motivate me.
- The two IT-related films/videos that inspire me are: Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age (1984) (on YouTube) and Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999).
- Other IT projects themselves inspire me like: AutoHotkey, C/C++, Code by Charles Petzold, Python, YouTube.
- For AHK, I need it now, or it's clearly going to save me time in the medium-term/long-term, or I'm tidying my tools to aid writing future code snippets, or I'm helping people who have helped me or have asked a fair question.
- I like when I know a topic well, but someone's able to point out something new.
- It's been great to interact with users, to get incisive feedback, to have some fundamental queries relating to understanding resolved, and to thank various users personally.
- Btw @fischgeek and @TheDewd, it's pretty understandable if you work in IT, or have a family, that it's going to be hard to find the time/energy/motivation.
- @TheDewd: Interesting tips on how you fit projects in. Sometimes I think projects are simultaneously the biggest burdens and the greatest joys. So, similar to family maybe.
- @Gio: Thanks for the article.
How To Survive Creative Burnout | Scott Berkun
https://scottberkun.com/essays/33-how-to-survive-creative-burnout/
- Not much of it resonated with me, but it was a fair read, and this, which I found curious, has stuck with me: 'Look at the worst pieces of work you know of.'
- @tidbit: Interesting, being decisive with your approach.
- @nnnik: That's quite an interesting summary, your experience of programming appears to be something of an emotional and physical rollercoaster, with a romantic element to it.
- Thanks all for the comments.
- Pausing work on a project can ironically help to get it completed.
- If you do various non-project-related activities for a while, eventually you'll want to come back to it.
- Also, programmers need to be able to pause projects anyhow, the key is good note-making and commenting.
- There are various inspiring films/TV adverts/music I can turn to.
- But I don't have any one source of motivation that's always guaranteed to work, to motivate me.
- The two IT-related films/videos that inspire me are: Hackers: Wizards of the Electronic Age (1984) (on YouTube) and Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999).
- Other IT projects themselves inspire me like: AutoHotkey, C/C++, Code by Charles Petzold, Python, YouTube.
- For AHK, I need it now, or it's clearly going to save me time in the medium-term/long-term, or I'm tidying my tools to aid writing future code snippets, or I'm helping people who have helped me or have asked a fair question.
- I like when I know a topic well, but someone's able to point out something new.
- It's been great to interact with users, to get incisive feedback, to have some fundamental queries relating to understanding resolved, and to thank various users personally.
- Btw @fischgeek and @TheDewd, it's pretty understandable if you work in IT, or have a family, that it's going to be hard to find the time/energy/motivation.
- @TheDewd: Interesting tips on how you fit projects in. Sometimes I think projects are simultaneously the biggest burdens and the greatest joys. So, similar to family maybe.
- @Gio: Thanks for the article.
How To Survive Creative Burnout | Scott Berkun
[url]https://scottberkun.com/essays/33-how-to-survive-creative-burnout/[/url]
- Not much of it resonated with me, but it was a fair read, and this, which I found curious, has stuck with me: 'Look at the worst pieces of work you know of.'
- @tidbit: Interesting, being decisive with your approach.
- @nnnik: That's quite an interesting summary, your experience of programming appears to be something of an emotional and physical rollercoaster, with a romantic element to it.
- Thanks all for the comments.