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The dopamine point reminds me of something I read a while ago. It said that when telling people about a new project you just started, or even just plans to star
by sorenjan 9y ago
The dopamine point reminds me of something I read a while ago. It said that when telling people about a new project you just started, or even just plans to start, your brain rewards you with dopamine as if you just achieved something. This can make you less likely to finish the project, since you already got rewarded for it. Not as much as if you had finished it, but for some it might be enough, so they start lacking motivation.
And that's one reason to not show your work off before it's finished.
- MrBuddyCasino 9y agoInteresting, I made the opposite experience. I made sure to tell everyone about a very ambitious project that I wasn't sure I could pull off. That way there wasn't an easy way out, and that strategy worked extremely well.
- rjeli 9y agoUntil you find out no one really cares what you finish, and telling people before you start gets all the positive feedback without the hard work
- MrBuddyCasino 9y agoI see where you're getting at. I won't deny peer recognition is very nice, but it isn't the sole motivation - its just booster rockets that I'm happy to use.
- wernsey 9y agoThanks. Interesting point. I found that I started a lot of hobby project, but haven't been finishing any of them lately. The one thing they have in common was that I told people about them. The ones I did finish were the ones that I didn't tell anyone about, because they were useful only to me.