Re:Ask HN: How to stay motivated through a long term project
by bhavink on Thursday May 23, 2019 @04:09AM
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Thank you, I can relate to this so much. It is the end which seems difficult. Showing the project to a few people before it is "finished" sounds very helpful and now that I think of it, I have done that in the past as well. Will keep that in mind for future work. Thanks again.
I don't know how you work but usually the first couple months are a frenzy of work non stop but if I pace out the end a little better it becomes a lot more palatable. Also it's not the end of the world to take a couple days off if you come back with a clear mind ready to work, in fact it's usually more effective.
One more thing that really helps with overcoming the blues at the "almost finish line" is to get it in front of a few people and let them pick it apart. It gets me motivated before showing it to him/her/them to polish up any loose ends, and then after I have a new list of stuff that I feel motivated to resolve. Hope that helps! Goodluck w/ the project!