For what it's worth, I totally agree with you. Payment providers assume that you spend ages understanding their implementation and mental model. I think the mai

For what it's worth, I totally agree with you. Payment providers assume that you spend ages understanding their implementation and mental model. I think the main problem is that everyone thinks it's boring, so no talented coders have written an api that abstracts all the finicky details away. When it comes to motivation, I usually pick my tasks in such a way that I don't exhaust myself. Typically, I would push a daunting task until I have a really good day and feel ready for a new challenge.