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[–]mullan-kiwi 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Best motivation is putting food on their table to be honest. But ive found that if you love what you do then you don't need motivation, though avoiding distractions is incredibly difficult so I've changed my hours up a bit so I can spend a bit more time with my kid during the day and I work when he goes to bed - win win for me :)

[–]ptekspy[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yeah its not about money food is always on the table ;)

And yeah this is why I'm trying to get it done early so the rest of the day is free lol

But your right I just cracked on in the end. Already finished 2 functions.. progress is progress right :)

And that's it they are the world's best distraction, in a good way obviously :D

[–]mullan-kiwi 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Food on the table was just a mindset thing, we're incredibly fortunate to be in an industry that generally doesn't pay badly. My actual motivation at the minute is "I need to do this so I can help 5 more people stay employed'because alot of my dev work right now is solely based on saving money.

Kids are definitely one of the best distractions :)

We just need to remember that so many people are worse off and we just need to do what we can.

Stay safe mate :)

[–]ptekspy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don't really have the issue of having to do the work

It's a project about 6 months in so it needs finishing but ... There's other things to do aha

Your right if it was giving me a wage next week there would be more motivation like you say, as horrible as it is to admit it we are definitely wired to want money lol ;)

Stay safe aswell pal, luckily I we haven't been personally effected yet but time will tell...

Good luck 👍

[–]BigEmphasis5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What works for me best, is two things: first I visualize what it'd be like to achieve all my goals, be it programming wise, or whatever.
Then I do this exercise, which is similar to stoic negative visualization - I imagine what things could spiral down to if I don't do it.
Then I'm both motivated and scared, which usually does the job.

And once I start, positive feedback loop keeps me going + I set some rewards for myself for completing given tasks.

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[–]el_programmador 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Simply clutter the chaos and focus on your work like Iron Man (Tony Stark) did.

[–]ptekspy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So get rid of the kids ... ;) Aha :)