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[-] RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago

Panic and adrenaline are the only things that motivate us I fear.

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

Spite/Fury has been a good one for me in the past, in addition to those.


"How in the fuck was this ever allowed to get to this point? There's no way we can keep up with this unless we change the approach. I'm automating this shit whether they like it or not."

Write an entire chunk of code to handle some edge case that shouldn't exist, but does because people are stupid and make typos on critical shit, in one single frustration fuelled fugue state.

[-] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

I will spend more time automating shit than just doing the thing that I decided to automate.

I swear to god. It's a sickness 😂

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have this printed out at work and at home specifically to try and help counter that. Can't really say that it's working though, lol.

https://xkcd.com/1205

I usually have to argue in terms of time savings from eliminating surface for human error.

[-] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 18 points 1 year ago

Diamonds are formed under pressure ᕙ⁠(⁠ ⁠¤⁠ ⁠〰⁠ ⁠¤⁠ ⁠)⁠ᕗ

But honestly it's exhausting.. she types while pushing off that one task she could have completed three days ago

[-] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Why work at a steady pace toward a quality product in a timely and low stress manner when you could instead be paralyzed by executive function until the last possible moment that you could still turn in a minimally acceptable product after working in a furious panic?

[-] null@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

The worst is when the product is good, and you start deluding yourself into thinking that you deliver better results with that method.

[-] watson387@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

This is me, but I'm old now and it's killing me.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

Sometimes the stress is the only motivation you have access to!

[-] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The only way to be motivated to please olygarchs is your food/healthcare/etc. being taken away. No shit.

[-] Nemo@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago

starting project early is stress-free? for who? this has never been my experience

I put it off to the last minute specifically to avoid being stressed the whole time

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

projet

Ah est-ce que vous parlez français? /s

[-] d00ery@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Don't forget about posting funny memes about it, or just about any other task that isn't the project 😅

[-] stiffyGlitch@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

me when I get the task: "alr imma work on this later"

me after 1 day: "well this isn't that much to do" (its a 25 page essay on worms)

me after 3 days (2 left): "eh well I should get started on it but I still got time"

me on the night its due: "OH SHIT FUCK FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK I GOTTA GET THIS DONE AHHHHHHH SHITTTTTTTTTT WHY DID I PROCRASTINATE AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK"

[-] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There is a sweet spot where you put it off a bit but think it through while stressing, then spend the time powering through it while leaving some time to spare in case you screw it up. Only took a couple of decades to get decent at estimating!

[-] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Do your part ahead of time and your lab partner texts you the day before that he can’t do his because his hotel doesn’t have WiFi and he can’t go outside in the rain. After he already didn’t help with the first report.

this post was submitted on 09 Jul 2025
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