Are you sure your motives were entirely pay-by-the-minute? Aren't you proud of what you built? Pride is intrinsic motivation. Joy of programming is intrinsic mo

Are you sure your motives were entirely pay-by-the-minute? Aren't you proud of what you built? Pride is intrinsic motivation. Joy of programming is intrinsic motivation. Beating the other guy is intrinsic motivation. 'If I write five more lines I get another dollar' is extrinsic motivation