Motivation

motivation is what gets shit done. But it's not stable. One day you have it, the next you don't. That's just the human condition, not a personal flaw. So, how do you keep it going? There are tricks. doing other tasks instead of the one you're avoiding. todo apps. pomodoro timers....

Do you care about the work you do? The natural answer is "yes, I care”, but that's not an answer; that's a reflex. Do you care about the output or about what your boss thinks? Or that the result genuinely benefits everyone involved? These are very different things, and confusing them...