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It makes a big difference to be working for yourself, rather than someone else. It shows that people are motivated by more than money. We have an intrinsic desi
by Synaesthesia 4y ago
It makes a big difference to be working for yourself, rather than someone else. It shows that people are motivated by more than money. We have an intrinsic desire to create things.
- bruce511 4y agoSee Profession by Isacc Asimov. I'm a creative. I have to create. I would be satisfied with nothing less. I used to think, like you, that everyone was like me. But I've discovered, most are not. Most are happy to float through life just consuming what is around them. Sure,many lack opportunities and resources. But creatives exist everywhere - creatives create regardless. There are lots of creatives, but most are just consumers. And that's fine.
- stinos 4y agoIt makes a big difference to be working for yourself, rather than someone else Statements like this, and the whole article basically, make me wonder - since I'm apparently an outlier because none of this is really true for me - whether this originates from people doing jobs they don't really like and/or working for companies which have questionable work ethics and/or working for companies which are mostly about profit not product. I don't really feel any difference in motivation for the payed jobs I do and the contributions to OSS and the personal side projects. And to some extent: the hobbies I have, the non-software things I build. I just want to get creative and do the best thing possible. Sometimes that gets skewed somewhat due to certain requirements, and that happens more for payed jobs, but that doesn't change my motivation.