I used to be self motivated. I was driven all through college and the first year of my career. I’m now at 2.5 YOE, been at Amazon and Google. Currently L4 $270k TC. I just don’t care anymore. I can barley work anymore. I spend most of my time on Reddit + video game. Anyone else in a similar position?
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Marginal value of increasing TC exponentially decreases. Start finding other things to fill that drive. I personally enjoy fitness goals.
I wish I was still self motivated. Seems like we just survive nowadays
Same, it’s hard to self motivate when your work is not what you actually want to do
I love coding and I'm still motivated. 20 YOE.
I have been self motivated for 15 years, but now I am struggling. I blame the pandemic.
I find myself in a similar position pretty much every 1-1.5 years. To put it simply, I’ve come to understand that I feel fulfilled only when I feel ‘acceleration’ and not just ‘speed.’ I’ve got to be learning a new skill, growing in some way, or there’s got to be some money right over the horizon for me to feel alive. Otherwise I feel I’m living the same day over and over and it withers me physically and mentally. Maybe, if you’re like me, you feel like you’ve figured out your current position and you need a new adventure to tackle.
Only motivation in tech is money.