logoalt Hacker News

ivwyesterday at 4:05 AM3 repliesview on HN

> if the picture in your head looks like a slog, then you will need a bigger expenditure of will to lace up

An alternative solution is to grossly underestimate the amount of work


Replies

code_biologistyesterday at 7:22 AM

There's a meme pic I saw on reddit: "We do this not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy."

sebmellenyesterday at 4:24 AM

Like Scott Adams says:

> What if laziness is just a habit of thinking about the work instead of the payoff?

ehntoyesterday at 4:43 AM

I feel like this relates a bit to a quote from Kevin Smith (silent bob)

To paraphrase, you have to be a little bit delusional to think you will succeed, otherwise you won't get started. You won't make the big risky decisions that bring you to success.

Which I relate to a second thought of my own which is, what will I regret if I hadn't at least tried?

Which together, help motivate me to continue game development. There is just so much work to be done, and you have to just assume you'll be good and succeed at half a dozen different disciplines to bring it all together.

show 1 reply