Alex SikoraMay 20
gloriouscow

You ever experience that feeling where your motivation for a project suddenly drops when you've basically proven the concept will work?

It's like you were just interested in "can I do this" and when the answer becomes "looks like I can" your motivation peters out to do all the boring parts of making it a finished thing

May 20 at 4:27pmWeb
Show threadOzzelot May 20
@gloriouscow Yep... I'm a problem solver, not a problem solution implementer.
Show threadEmpterdoseMay 20
@gloriouscow “The solution is left as an exercise for the reader.” I relate too hard.
Show threadShane CelisMay 20
@gloriouscow “Hard part is done. Now let's not do anything else." Oh yeah, that's normal, right?
Show threadChipMay 20
@gloriouscow Yes, but for me it’s mostly after it’s been built. Turns out I really like designing and building things. Using them is boring. 😅
Show threadAaron MahlerMay 20
@bytex64 @gloriouscow This is my version of it through and through. Outside of the more utilitarian things I've made that are sort of invisible in day to day life, I seem to live for the problem solving more than using the end product. I find myself thinking "that was fun to build and I look forward to REALLY taking time to enjoy it soon"... but am off to the next project on the pile.
Show threadPypeBrosMay 20
@gloriouscow I guess writing a perl script where you have to `grep options` to figure out how to use it a few weeks later instead of coming with a unix-strong compiled tool falls into that category ?
Show thread☠ Captain Arcee ☠May 20
@gloriouscow I have felt this for the last several years. I have a ton of projects I want to complete but the lack of motivation has stopped me dead in my tracks
Show threadfraggleMay 20
@gloriouscow "well, I've implemented it in my head, time to move on now"
Show threaddiyelectromusicMay 20
@gloriouscow Every time :)
Show threadJesse MorrisMay 20
@gloriouscow I see you are drawing inspiration from tha popular children's book, The Little Engine That Could've
Show threadrewbyMay 20
@gloriouscow All the time. Unfortunately. I would like to actually finish a project.
Show threadDan Cassidy 🦌May 20
@gloriouscow this is literally my whole problem
Show threadNico - NFC.coolMay 21
@gloriouscow getting it into the hands of people is actually the hard part 👀
Show threaddorotaCMay 21

@gloriouscow Own it. Some people solve sudoku for fun. Other people solve programming/woodworking/sewing riddles.

As long as the project is for fun rather than practical need, who cares?

Show threadHackbroetchenMay 21
@gloriouscow yes, happens to me a lot. Thats the ADHD life.
Show threadSalearlymanMay 22
@gloriouscow Yup, all the time.