I think procrastination is a symptom of not being motivated. If I really want something, and I know exactly what to do next to get closer to getting it, then there's nothing stopping me from simply acting, and I tend to just act.
I've found the problems begin when I'm unsure about what the goal is and whether I can achieve it. Or if there are so many obstacles in my way that I feel overwhelmed and lose motivation.
I've been feeling overwhelmed recently about several personal software projects, particularly due to difficulties with the tooling and frameworks, which are so difficult to resolve that they really cut into my energy and motivation. I hope that when I eventually work through them and resolve them I can get out of wrangling with the tools and actually do what I really love, which is designing and building the apps themselves.
But I also need to think more carefully and clearly about my long-term goals, so that I can have those goals in mind to sustain me during difficult periods like the one I'm going through now.
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I think procrastination is a symptom of not being motivated. If I really want something, and I know exactly what to do next to get closer to getting it, then there's nothing stopping me from simply acting, and I tend to just act.
I've found the problems begin when I'm unsure about what the goal is and whether I can achieve it. Or if there are so many obstacles in my way that I feel overwhelmed and lose motivation.
I've been feeling overwhelmed recently about several personal software projects, particularly due to difficulties with the tooling and frameworks, which are so difficult to resolve that they really cut into my energy and motivation. I hope that when I eventually work through them and resolve them I can get out of wrangling with the tools and actually do what I really love, which is designing and building the apps themselves.
But I also need to think more carefully and clearly about my long-term goals, so that I can have those goals in mind to sustain me during difficult periods like the one I'm going through now.