For me it's the opposite: I would think like "Is it really worth my time doing this stupid work just to make it a bit better" and seek for another task that is harder but more fulfilling. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get traction on a single thing because I quickly run out of energy..
I think its already too late for me. I've seen too many negative posts about working as a software engineer that I would rather choose to create something on my own.
I've spent most of my spare time programming stuff for Minecraft, because I liked the game and the challenge + appreciation from others. I could programm all night long for this game. Sadly the motivation has faded.
Nowadays I am constantly scrolling hn, watching yt videos etc. in the hope to find something that finally sparks my interest again.
Exactly, one time we will probably realize what a horrible time we lived in, creating stupid software to move some pixels on the screen.
I always wanted to start a company, but the motivation usually fades away when thinking how it could really be beneficial for humanity. People buy useless products, and unfortunately that's where the money is in, but not the motivation for creating it.
I am still at uni but reading this really makes me questioning if I should go down this path. I think the main problem is the idea of following someone elses business plan for the rest of your life, which can be pretty demotivating.
yeah, seems like the author came up with this formular to cope with the fact that others are making way more money off his software because they found a way to utilize their oss software to make profit. Author should do the same or not ask for money.
The problem is that you ask for money on OSS. Companies use OSS because it is free. If you try to force them to contribute or pay money, there will always be someone who has more passion than you to do it for free. At this point, just pass on your OSS project that is highly demanded but you have no passion for.