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Depends on the adversity. If it's slogging through the work week (which is my main adversity these days): My toxic tendency to remain completely independent i
by Ocerge 1y ago
Depends on the adversity. If it's slogging through the work week (which is my main adversity these days):
My toxic tendency to remain completely independent is about all that motivates me to work. I don't have any real motivation anymore since I have built so many safety nets (financial or otherwise) for myself to handle that vast majority of professional failures.
- bravesoul2 1y agoIndependent in what sense?
- Ocerge 1y agoIn terms of depending on anybody (I don't have an entrepreneurial bone in my body).
- justanything 1y agoBut how do you get yourself to do all the cognitively heavy work for your job, day in day out?
- Ocerge 1y agoWell I suppose in my current position there isn't much that is cognitively heavy, it's just...a slog. In previous jobs I had a bit more financial motivation when I worked on difficult things, but I made a change last year to migrate to an easier workload.
- sinenomine 1y agoIntrinsic motivation. For a career programming, coding should work like a stimulant to a degree. Some people also are motivated by fear/pain. Some by money or status. Most by a mix of traditional motivators.