Ask HN: How do you get motivated?(the hard way)

1 pointssapling7y ago3 comments

Asking for help. I could not get myself to prepare for interviews even after knowing that I am stuck at a dead end job. Mostly because I am in my sudo comfort zone. Anyone one else faced the same situation? Is quitting your job that you don't enjoy anymore (but makes ends meet) and prepping&searching a stupid option ?

PS: by dead end I mean: very less chances of learning new skills, not able to find good mentors, not fully realising my potential or exercising current skills.

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davelnewton7y ago

Tangentially related questions: How do you know you're not "fully realizing your potential"? Why are you not learning new skills (even dead-end jobs have learning opportunities)? What makes it a "dead-end job"? Can you afford to quit your job to "prep and search"? Why can't you do that and do you job that pays the bills?

__BrianDGLS__7y ago

Have confidence in yourself and make a decision. Sounds to me like you already know what you need to do.

piootr7y ago

Sounds familiar.

Currently I'm trying to meet deadlines at my full-time job (freelance, which is ok, but feels like I'm not moving anywhere with it), while during weekends working on part-time project in area, which looks more interesting-promising than current full-time. Bills coming too often to quit full-time job in my case, also not ready to add serious risks.

When I first time left office job and moved into freelance, it was more like moving into something new, rather than running away from current. Risk was rewarded, but time should be right for this.

Really important to find how to make money doing things you are enjoying, so you can make progress there even after long day at boring-job-for-bills.

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