How do I trick my brain into completing a project? I’m making an app that shows which voice actor plays a character in the movie and what other movies they act in. It’s useful for me personally so the internal motivation is here but sometimes I feel like I’m making something that’s been done numerous times over and I lost the momentum because I’m on vacation with my family now.
I ran into some problems with the project too and getting help takes a ton of time so it’s disrupting the rythm too. I wish I didn’t have to rely on other people so much but the documentations don’t answer all of my questions. I really have to put at least 2-3 projects like this for a portfolio;_; halp
Something that helps me is actually taking a small break from the project. Not too much, but just a day or two of relaxing and then coming back to it with a clearer mind. Taking a long break does break momentum, and I struggle with that as well.
Also keeping a list of atomic tasks to do and then checking them off motivates my lizard brain. Nothing fancy, even a simple TODO.md and I can pick tasks from it that I want. If I’m not really in the mood I will pick a small and simple task. That might get me started and push me into doing something bigger.
I’m breaking the tasks down whenever I can and it really helps. This time it’s different because most od the time I don’t know the details, only find out as I go. That’s the trouble with being a beginner