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.
Do you really want to be thinking about it for the next 2 weeks? Push through! You got this!
I promise myself a reward, something a bit unusual that will directly activates the reward circuit, like a handcrafted pastry from a good bakery.
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
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.
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!
