Staying motivated and keeping focus

[dninja at gmail.com (Robin Wood)]

2010/1/9 Adrian Crenshaw <irongeek at irongeek.com>:
> Hi all,
> ??? I find myself sitting, listening to security podcasts (which in and of
> itself is not bad) and playing desktop tower defense. I have tons of ideas
> for new videos and articles but can't get myself motivated to start on them.
> What do others do to stay motivated and keeping focused? I'm looking into
> nootropics, but am a bit skeptical.

I'd recommend taking a break and doing something different for a
while. I get it occasionally with various sports I do, I go from being
really psyched to just going to train because it is what I do that
night of the week. At that point I drop training down to a minimum and
go do something else for a while. After a bit something will trigger
my interest again, usually a video or hearing about some new kit
they've got and feel I want to go join in again so go back usually
with more motivation than before and training a lot harder.

If you are going to use drugs to keep you going then you really need
some time away from it.

We'd all miss the videos but I bet the ones you produce when you come
back will be better than the ones you'd make half heartedly at the
moment.

Robin