Ask HN: How do you find the motivation to finish?
2 comments
Memory of time with friends and family will be more soft for you as you age than thinking about projects that usually go no where. Unless you have a special kind of drive, independent projects tend to dissolve without networks. I'm speaking with some regret.
I agreed with this. Also investing time in sport and outdoor activities would be my recommendation.
I feel I could do great things if I could only find the focus to finish them.
This extends beyond "projects" to many of aspects of my life: my job, dating, music etc; I go through short phases of being very excited about something only to feel complete apathy towards it days or weeks later. I've even struggled to find the motivation to finish my CV lately despite having a job I despise.
I've wondered whether there's something about my brain chemistry that causes this (which I appreciate is a very 21st century attitude to have) but I'm curious as to whether anyone else has experienced anything like this? A constant shifting in your interests/motivation to the point where it's impossible to finish (or be really good at) anything. It makes it very difficult to feel I'm using my time well.