i get off work in 4 hours for a 2 week vacation and ive got one last project i just cant seem to motivate myself to do. 2 weeks!
what do you do for that last minute motivation, cuz im out of ideas.
edit: followup - i did get into the project with useful tips, but discovered it need far more work than expected so i did what i could. boss wasnt even mad.
Leave it as a problem for future you. Enjoy your time off.
I promise myself a reward, something a bit unusual that will directly activates the reward circuit, like a handcrafted pastry from a good bakery.
Do you really want to be thinking about it for the next 2 weeks? Push through! You got this!
OK, ive broken through maybe… by throwing everything i know at the problem:
- change scenery
- Baby steps into something useful (bob wiley would open the document first)
- put C.H.U.D. on in the background
usually I smoke a fat bowl and then do a slightly lower quality of work, but then i have more fun doing it. Idk about your job, but i’ve learned that after a fairly-low baseline, my employer doesn’t really care about the quality so much as the quantity. Putting on an uptempo playlist also helps - here’s one i’m fond of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFHNfxCAq8Q
Probably not sit around on Lemmy 😉
But hell, 4hrs left? On a Friday? I think you know the real answer. There’s always tomorrow…in two weeks, anyway. Enjoy the vacation!
Depends on what the project is, but if you’re going to postpone it make sure you leave notes on your currently-planned solution for your future self.
