I've recently been wondering about this. I'd say that I'm coming out of a burnout period that I've been in for at least the last few months. Also, reading things like hacker news gives me this feeling that I'm not doing enough with my time -- which adds to the weight that I already feel on my shoulders.
Lately, I have been coming out of this slump and have begun looking at work as fun again instead of as a chore. Of course there are still chore aspects but overall it's become very enjoyable. I don't receive any moral support from friends or family since they are not familiar with programming and most of them aren't tech savvy. I've recently made some life style changes which might have contributed to my personal turn around. My primary life style change is sleep. Instead of treating sleep as a luxury that I can skimp on -- I have given it equal importance to eating healthy and exercise. I used to stay up late after a long day of work to catch up on all of the fun/interesting things that continue to be developed in this field. After all, that is part of why I enjoy this line of work. But now I limit that activity to go no later than 10pm. I've also relaxed on the drinking. While alcohol can help you fall asleep, I believe the quality of sleep you have is greatly diminished. Now I'm an early-to-bed / early-to-rise type which is a huge change for me. I find myself excited to start the day and am more productive at work. The curiosity, creativity, and motivation has returned. :-) Allen On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 3:34 PM, AtKaaZ <atk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi. I've been meaning to ask (all of)you, how do you get moral support? > How do you put yourself into that mood so that you're happy/willing to > program? What motivates you to do it? Is it the people you surround > yourself with or the financial support? Are they enough to subconsciously > motivate you? What if you had no friends/contacts but you had time? > > Unusual question for this ML, I know, so I won't expect (m)any answers. > Thanks. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Clojure" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
