> ... Usually, he could not complete a project, because once all the interesting stuff was done, he simply could not motivate himself to keep on working on it.

> ... Usually, he could not complete a project, because once all the interesting stuff was done, he simply could not motivate himself to keep on working on it. Clearly this was extreme and unhealthy. Don't agree. This implies that it is healthier spending your life doing things that are uninteresting. > If that's the case, a lot of programmers (including me) are extreme and unhealthy. I've lots of unfinished projects that I stopped working on right after the interesting bit was done or almost done. Me too. Prioritizing doing stuff about which you are passionate is much healthier. Of course I am probably in denial...