You might try to find an external source of motivation. In my case when someone can benefit from or is depending on my work it provides strong motivation to fin

You might try to find an external source of motivation. In my case when someone can benefit from or is depending on my work it provides strong motivation to finish. This could take the form of: - a partner/cofounder - a client (which means you'll get paid at least once, possibly more depending on how you structure the deal) - presales - a target user, real or imagined - a public commitment, to friends or "HN December Launch Pad" (for example ;)