talk-end-of-procrastination/slides/motivation.md

## Motivation
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Why do we do the things we do?

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### External motivation

Carrot and stick; someone else sets our path.
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- numbs our self-motivation <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
- feels meaningless <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
- makes it easier to procrastinate <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->

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### Internal motivation

We have our own target and we follow it.
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- progress feels more rewarding <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
- brings good mood <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
- engages creativity and learning <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->

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### Goal-based motivation

We want to achieve something in the future. 

- Pros: it works! <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
- Cons: it causes us damage; not sustainable <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
- long struggle, followed by a short rush of joy that quickly evaporates <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
- requires more and more demanding goals <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->

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### Hedonic treadmill <a class="reference" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill">🔗</a>

> Humans quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite major positive or negative events.

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#### Arousal addiction

(not about sexual arousal)

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created by setting bigger and bigger goals. <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->

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### Journey-based motivation

Enjoy the ride, the destination is secondary.

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- unlocks flow <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
- flow brings contentment and mastery <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
- ...which in turn brings results <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->

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### Meaning

Your actions may have positive impact on others, <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->

adding strong foundations for a lasting motivation. <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->

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### Group vision

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helps the growth of our own potential <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->

and boosts the entire group. <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->

> The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
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### TOOL: Personal Vision
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#### How to get one?
1. SWOT analysis
2. Achievements
3. Analyzing motivating activities
4. Beta-Vision
5. Final Personal Vision

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#### Step 1:
### Personal SWOT

- S - Strengths
- W - Weaknesses
- O - Opportunities
- T - Threats

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Time to reflect on yourself!

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#### Strengths
- skills, traits and qualities you have
- using them supports flow
- personal vision makes use of these as much as possible

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#### Weaknesses
- qualities you lack; limitations and negative traits
- using them retards flow
- personal vision avoids them if possible

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 #### Opportunities
 - possibilities today's world offers to us
 - using them supports flow
 - personal vision builds on them
 
 Only a few will be used. The rest needs to be rejected and banished <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->
 
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 to avoid decision paralysis or regrets. <!-- .element: class="fragment" -->

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#### Threats
- risks, possible negative impacts or scenarios
- take them into account
- recognize them and be prepared
- awareness helps with facing a potential fear

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### My SWOT

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#### Strengths
- attention to detail, carefulness, looking for perfection
- enjoy exploring and learning new technologies
- like to solve problems and mysteries in tech
- life-long programming experience

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#### Weaknesses
- lacking in open confrontation, group arguments
- introverted, social interactions are taxing
- cautious in opinions, not an 'influencer'

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#### Opportunities
- contribute to open source development
- use college degree on distributed systems
- change jobs for
    - different role
    - better pay
    - more aligned tech stack
- get exposure as an expert
- contribute to the state-of-the-art
- share knowledge through talks and blog

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#### Threats
- changed role: boring / stressful / annoying
- changed job:
    - low pay / annoying co-workers / toxic workplace / long commute
    - having to use Windows

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#### Step 2:
### Personal Achievements
- things you are proud of or that brought you joy
- provides specific evidence of your strengths
- helps to gain confidence and think positively

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### My Achievements

- finished college with a cool master's thesis
- became a dev team leader
- self-hosting the services I use via VPS
- extracted ERP legacy tax functionality via a strategy pattern
- built and coded a split keyboard
- learned to type using the Workman layout
- ...

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#### Step 3:
### Analyzing motivating activities

Find out what drives you; strengthen your vision.

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Categories of activities:
- bringing personal growth
- creating legacy
- building relationships
- with deeper meaning

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#### Growth : Legacy : Relationships : Meaning

An activity should ideally fit into multiple categories.

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### My Activities
- writing readable code, testing, refactoring
- exploring new technologies and approaches
- contributing to open source projects
- learning through books and conferences
- knowledge sharing through blog, mentoring, talks
- working with colleagues - reviews, discussions
- research of innovative solutions
- solving problems, making software more useful

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#### Step 4:
### Beta-Vision
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Finding a beta version is easier<!-- .element: class="fragment" -->

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#### Answer these...

1. Favorite quote/idea that resonates?
2. Life values?
3. Fulfilling activities?
4. Meaningful activities?

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### My Beta-Vision

- coding useful software on a daily basis
- continually learning from others
- sharing my knowledge with others
- sharing code publicly

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### Final Personal Vision

A few paragraphs of what you want to be doing,

taking into account the analysis from the previous steps.

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### My Final Vision

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### Act Now!

> How can I incorporate my vision in my daily life?

Starting small is fine, as long as you start!

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### My Start

I started fixing defects in Android apps I use.

It covers:
- coding useful software
- learning from others
- sharing code publicly