> The worst part is that I used to have some measure of pride in what I did. Now, well, something breaks and I fix it. Done. I don't bother blogging about much

> The worst part is that I used to have some measure of pride in what I did. Now, well, something breaks and I fix it. Done. I don't bother blogging about much of what I do since I don't find it exciting, and it's not new. This is a critical factor. If you don't care, your project will suffer no matter what kind of project it is. What is a good way to stay motivated? And at what point should you consider calling it quits? (Since as he admits: persisting is now making him worse at what he's doing than he used to be). I think these are some deep and fundamentally human questions way beyond just programming.