So I'm trying something out today, on this wonderful Labor Day. I find I start a lot of small to medium projects that get going, but then die. I could create a list, though it would just make me sad. I find I keep on going on a project when I keep on accumulating small *wins*. That could be added functionality to a program, seeing the accomplishment in action, or getting positive feedback from others. Yes, my ego needs a lot of care and uptake and my mind loves the dopamine release on receiving a reward. Whatever, gotta work with the machine I got :-)
So, today, I tried time sharing my projects. I started a 45 minute timer, and walked down a list of projects. Each got 45 minutes, then whatever amount of break in between. It's a holiday so the breaks are a reward into themselves. If I was billing or charging to a company project, I'd probably care more (or not ; -)
Well, it seemed to work out so far. I went from assessing some technology, documenting changes (locally) to attack surface wording for an OWASP project, playing with puppet, and now onto some node.js stuff. That variability helps keep me motivated to do more, snack bites at a time. Even if I got steam, I was happy to start. It was kinda like a cliffhanger. Otherwise, I run the risk of going through a manic-obsessive cycle, where I spend 10 hrs doing one task and then don't touch it for a month.
Time will tell if this little process change helps or hinders. But at least on today's holiday, it helps.
Cheers!
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