Ask HN: How do you motivate yourself?

Re:Ask HN: How do you motivate yourself? by yesimahuman on Monday July 29, 2013 @12:03PM (#6121926)

For me, the motivation comes by having other people use and respond to the software I create. This means getting out of my developer bubble and doing some marketing. When people are engaging with your creations in a positive way, it's hard to not be motivated.

I think this applies to any software product that is written with the intention of having someone else use it, open source or otherwise.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you motivate yourself? by swayvil on Monday July 29, 2013 @05:14PM (#6123924)

Oh man, positive feedback from people who use my software is the most wonderful thing in the universe. I laugh and cry and my existence is justified. Shit, I kinda like negative feedback too. I think I need more sex.

I can't say that it motivates me much tho. Well, maybe a little. I guess I'm mostly motivated by thinking about how my software could be.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you motivate yourself? by kevutu on Monday July 29, 2013 @12:18PM (#6122032)

This gives me a short burst of motivation but is don't seem to get around to actual completion of a project and seeing it in use.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you motivate yourself? by yesimahuman on Monday July 29, 2013 @12:26PM (#6122080)

Well, what if you started generating revenue, and customers were sharing your stuff all over the world? What could be more motivating than that?

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Re:Ask HN: How do you motivate yourself? by qu4z-2 on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @01:29AM (#6125502)

Knowing I've made something of quality. For me, that's more important than people using/paying for my stuff.

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