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True to the title and not the article, I actually went through this phase recently. I was interviewing for a new job that I was excited about getting. I purpose

True to the title and not the article, I actually went through this phase recently. I was interviewing for a new job that I was excited about getting. I purposefully never got my hopes up, but towards the end I knew I was going to get the job. I went into 2 weeks notice mode. I started getting stuff done that I put off doing. I finished stuff that were on my list of to-dos for years. I was extremely productive. Felt amazing, and that feeling has continued on and I’ve continued to be more productive than I ever have. I got out of my rut. Force yourself into the mindset that you only have 30 days left to get things done. It may work wonders for your productivity.

yosito 5y ago
A couple of months ago I did a similar thing by making a "Before COVID is over" todo list of projects I wanted to complete and goals I wanted to accomplish before some kind of "normal" life came back. I got an insane amount of things done. I'm finishing the last item on that todo list today.
- Taylor_OD 5y ago
  The first few months of covid for me was getting the massive backlog of things I needed to do done at home. It was fantastic to feel like I actually had a balance in my work and home life for once.
maininformer 5y ago
or as the stoics say, what if this was the last time you are doing X? ;)
- totetsu 5y ago
  What if this the last time I get hiccups..
  - pedroma 5y ago
    Holy shit, I haven't gotten hiccups in years.
claaams 5y ago
I am the exact opposite. My two weeks mode is turn off and enjoy life mode. Work stress drops to near 0 and I rediscover things I enjoyed doing again.
- eganist 5y ago
  Indeed, and my guess is that this is the general consensus (though nothing wrong with the opposite). https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Checked%20out https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Checked%20ou...
- Cthulhu_ 5y ago
  I'm similarly in a bit of a rut; my codebase is in decent shape, my backlog could use a lot of work but eh, and there's enough work and job security at my current job to last me years if I want to. I mean I don't, and I won't see this product be finished unless we suddenly get a lot more people to work on, but still.

yosito 5y ago

A couple of months ago I did a similar thing by making a "Before COVID is over" todo list of projects I wanted to complete and goals I wanted to accomplish before some kind of "normal" life came back. I got an insane amount of things done. I'm finishing the last item on that todo list today.

Taylor_OD 5y ago
The first few months of covid for me was getting the massive backlog of things I needed to do done at home. It was fantastic to feel like I actually had a balance in my work and home life for once.

maininformer 5y ago

or as the stoics say, what if this was the last time you are doing X? ;)

totetsu 5y ago
What if this the last time I get hiccups..
- pedroma 5y ago
  Holy shit, I haven't gotten hiccups in years.

claaams 5y ago

I am the exact opposite. My two weeks mode is turn off and enjoy life mode. Work stress drops to near 0 and I rediscover things I enjoyed doing again.

eganist 5y ago
Indeed, and my guess is that this is the general consensus (though nothing wrong with the opposite). https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Checked%20out https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Checked%20ou...
Cthulhu_ 5y ago
I'm similarly in a bit of a rut; my codebase is in decent shape, my backlog could use a lot of work but eh, and there's enough work and job security at my current job to last me years if I want to. I mean I don't, and I won't see this product be finished unless we suddenly get a lot more people to work on, but still.