I don't mean this sarcastically, you're probably an better coder than this comment implies, but what you described is the mind's mental content that should moti

I don't mean this sarcastically, you're probably an better coder than this comment implies, but what you described is the mind's mental content that should motivate you to write "decent" code. Do you only feel this motivation when you look back at old projects? Perhaps the improvement could be in organization (code-level or otherwise) such that you do not feel lost or confused looking at your old stuff.