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Nicolas Alvarez wrote:

> I sooooo need one of those. It describes me perfectl

It's the story of my life. So many great ideas, so little time to 
complete them.

I think part of my problem is motivation. When I've completed something 
really cool, I want people to gather round and say "hey, that's really 
cool Andrew!" Usually about half way through a project I start to 
realise that nobody on Earth is going to give a ****, and I loose the 
will to go on with the project. :-(

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"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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> Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
>
>> I sooooo need one of those. It describes me perfectl
>
> It's the story of my life. So many great ideas, so little time to complete 
> them.
>
> I think part of my problem is motivation. When I've completed something 
> really cool, I want people to gather round and say "hey, that's really 
> cool Andrew!" Usually about half way through a project I start to realise 
> that nobody on Earth is going to give a ****, and I loose the will to go 
> on with the project. :-(

    Well, you shouldn't be thinking like that Andrew, you should be doing 
for your own satisfaction.

      ~Steve~


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>> I think part of my problem is motivation. When I've completed something 
>> really cool, I want people to gather round and say "hey, that's really 
>> cool Andrew!" Usually about half way through a project I start to realise 
>> that nobody on Earth is going to give a ****, and I loose the will to go 
>> on with the project. :-(
> 
>     Well, you shouldn't be thinking like that Andrew, you should be doing 
> for your own satisfaction.

Yeah, but what's the point of achievement without rewards? Or at least 
recognition?

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"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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>>> I think part of my problem is motivation. When I've completed something 
>>> really cool, I want people to gather round and say "hey, that's really 
>>> cool Andrew!" Usually about half way through a project I start to 
>>> realise that nobody on Earth is going to give a ****, and I loose the 
>>> will to go on with the project. :-(
>>
>>     Well, you shouldn't be thinking like that Andrew, you should be doing 
>> for your own satisfaction.
>
> Yeah, but what's the point of achievement without rewards? Or at least 
> recognition?

  Well, one thing I've learnt is that you need to perfect whatever it is 
you're doing first, and 'then' you can show the whole world and possibly get 
those rewards or recognition.

    ~Steve~


>
> -- 
> http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
> http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*

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47f5f1cd$1@news.povray.org...

> Yeah, but what's the point of achievement without rewards? Or at least 
> recognition?

There are lots of motivational targets, including those, but if recognition 
is your only one you're in for a lifetime of disappointment.
Be happy doing the stuff you like and do it for your own enjoyment/mystical 
fulfillment/whatever rocks your personal boat. You can't expect people to 
like what you do if you don't enjoy doing it the first place...

G.

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Gilles Tran wrote:

> There are lots of motivational targets, including those, but if recognition 
> is your only one you're in for a lifetime of disappointment.
> Be happy doing the stuff you like and do it for your own enjoyment/mystical 
> fulfillment/whatever rocks your personal boat. You can't expect people to 
> like what you do if you don't enjoy doing it the first place...

I *enjoy* what I do - it's just that after I've done it, it feels 
horribly hollow.

It's like, the other day I build a logic predicate solver. I was really 
excited. I mentioned it here, and one person told me that I can't spell 
"cleaver", and another told me I'd reinvented Prolog. Yay for me. :-\

It would just be nice if now and then I could do something that actually 
*impresses* somebody...

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On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:41:38 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:

>Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
>
>> I sooooo need one of those. It describes me perfectl
>
>It's the story of my life. So many great ideas, so little time to 
>complete them.
>
>I think part of my problem is motivation. When I've completed something 
>really cool, I want people to gather round and say "hey, that's really 
>cool Andrew!" Usually about half way through a project I start to 
>realise that nobody on Earth is going to give a ****, and I loose the 
>will to go on with the project. :-(

Hey Andrew, it's really awesome that you completed writing message number
47f5e9de@news.povray.org in reply to Nicolas!  Great job!!!  Very cool!


Sorry, couldn't resist.  ;-)

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Kyle wrote:

> Sorry, couldn't resist.  ;-)

As infinite as the vastness of space... so is this newgroup post in 
degrees or worthlessness. :-P

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> It would just be nice if now and then I could do something that actually 
> *impresses* somebody...

I was impressed, I'd have no idea where to start writing something like 
that.  Haskell programs just confuse me :-S

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