Staying motivated and keeping focus

[dninja at gmail.com (Robin Wood)]

And I'll just throw in, if Shmoocon doesn't motivate you to get stuff
done then its a lost cause! I always come back buzzing with ideas and
not enough time in the day to get them all going.

Robin

2010/1/9 Robin Wood <dninja at gmail.com>:
> 2010/1/9 Adrian Crenshaw <irongeek at irongeek.com>:
> > Hi all,
> > ??? I find myself sitting, listening to security podcasts (which in and of
> > itself is not bad) and playing desktop tower defense. I have tons of ideas
> > for new videos and articles but can't get myself motivated to start on them.
> > What do others do to stay motivated and keeping focused? I'm looking into
> > nootropics, but am a bit skeptical.
>
> I'd recommend taking a break and doing something different for a
> while. I get it occasionally with various sports I do, I go from being
> really psyched to just going to train because it is what I do that
> night of the week. At that point I drop training down to a minimum and
> go do something else for a while. After a bit something will trigger
> my interest again, usually a video or hearing about some new kit
> they've got and feel I want to go join in again so go back usually
> with more motivation than before and training a lot harder.
>
> If you are going to use drugs to keep you going then you really need
> some time away from it.
>
> We'd all miss the videos but I bet the ones you produce when you come
> back will be better than the ones you'd make half heartedly at the
> moment.
>
> Robin