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Ask HN: What's your motivational saying?
I don't know about you guys, but I need something stupid to say to myself to keep working on whatever late at night.
The phrase I've been repeating recently is "you are the backup". My main problem is always thinking about how someone smarter could solve an issue in a second or this would have been easier if I had done blah earlier in life.
- looper42 14y ago"Lets finish it.."
- atnnn 14y agoIf it's not worth doing your best, it's not worth doing at all.
- rukshn 14y agoDone is better than perfect
- subrat_rout 14y agoThe biggest risk is not taking one.
- jlengrand 14y agoFunny, I always have wallpapers with a saying to help me stay focused. :) My favourite are those two : https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4286043/walls_hn/wallpaper-18584.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4286043/walls_hn/wallpaper-18584.jp... https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4286043/walls_hn/wallpaper-2090640.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4286043/walls_hn/wallpaper-2090640.... But I also got those 2 quite often : https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4286043/walls_hn/KISS___Keep_It_Simple__Stupid_by_leikarnes.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4286043/walls_hn/KISS___Keep_It_Sim... https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4286043/walls_hn/wallpaper44969.jpg https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4286043/walls_hn/wallpaper44969.jpg
- kombinatorics 14y ago"Do your work. Don't be stupid." That is surprisingly effective.
- jlengrand 14y agoWell, it's as simple as it can be :)
- chrisbennet 14y agoWhen faced with something difficult at work I'll say: "If it wasn't a challenge it wouldn't be fun." Sometimes I'll say it under my breath through gritted teeth..."
- factorialboy 14y ago"Shut up." (Addressed to the participants of my internal conversations..)
- UX-UI-Guru 14y ago"If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today." —Mike Krzyzewski