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A comment on Ask HN: What makes you motivated to do your best at work?.

Re:Ask HN: What makes you motivated to do your best at work? by tboyd47 on Tuesday March 13, 2018 @04:41PM (#16579587)
What makes me feel motivated most is helping people. I don't really care if what I'm making is "cool," "disruptive," or whatever, I just like creating tools that other people find useful.
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Re:Ask HN: What makes you motivated to do your best at work? by alexpotrivaev on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @04:57AM (#16583289)
That's great. You mean it from the perspective of helping people with your product, not from the perspective of helping your teammates, correct?
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Re:Ask HN: What makes you motivated to do your best at work? by tboyd47 on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @09:26AM (#16584572)
I mean both. I try and balance "helping my teammates" with actually getting work done, but the positive experience of using my skills to help someone does help me get through the day.
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