A lack of motivation.
This is hardly new. Everyone's had a lack of motivation.
Sometimes it's chronic (in which case, I suggest researching why and fixing that if you can!).
Sometimes, like mine is, it's probably caused by a bit of a feel of repetitiveness in my work lately, combined with not having as relaxing a weekend as I wanted.
But somehow, this morning I still got a decent amount done.
In the hopes that it can help someone else in a similar spot, here's what I did:
Get Focused
First, I cleaned out my normal drinking cup and got some water. I've found that some minor cleaning or other non-mental work helps prep me for doing something mentally engaging.Get A Quick Win
I had two tasks that were in my queue this morning. One was going to be long, monotonous (as I have to do the same checks across various platform combinations).I took the other one. It was a straightforward bug, simple to test for, but with some neat little edge cases I could prod.
Springboard off the Quick Win
After I felt good about the main path through the bug, I started on those aforementioned edge cases. While I didn't find anything crazy, it did fire up my mind, bringing my motivation levels back up.Now it's on to the bigger, more intensive task, with more confidence and energy than I could have given it otherwise today.
So, what do other people do when they're really unmotivated?
