Ask HN: What's your motivational saying?

2 points·batgaijin··10 comments

I don't know about you guys, but I need something stupid to say to myself to keep working on whatever late at night.

The phrase I've been repeating recently is "you are the backup". My main problem is always thinking about how someone smarter could solve an issue in a second or this would have been easier if I had done blah earlier in life.

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Funny, I always have wallpapers with a saying to help me stay focused. :)

My favourite are those two : https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4286043/walls_hn/wallpaper-18584.jp... https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4286043/walls_hn/wallpaper-2090640....

But I also got those 2 quite often : https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4286043/walls_hn/KISS___Keep_It_Sim... https://dl.dropbox.com/u/4286043/walls_hn/wallpaper44969.jpg

"Do your work. Don't be stupid."

That is surprisingly effective.

Well, it's as simple as it can be :)

When faced with something difficult at work I'll say:

"If it wasn't a challenge it wouldn't be fun."

Sometimes I'll say it under my breath through gritted teeth..."

"If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today." —Mike Krzyzewski

"Shut up."

(Addressed to the participants of my internal conversations..)

Done is better than perfect

If it's not worth doing your best, it's not worth doing at all.

The biggest risk is not taking one.

"Lets finish it.."

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