A friend of mine in N8 asked me how i kept so motivated. I thought my response was good enough to post here as well:
I thought about this for a few minutes, its odd that I haven't given more thought to it.
I remember a time when I was not this motivated.
It's all about love.
a.) I love Ix, she has been working for almost 4 years now, while i 'goofed off' trying to make a game and made no money for us... i HAVE to make something of this, i have to keep working or im just a lazy bum who leaches off his girl. I promised I would be ready by October... so, i don't have a choice but to work my ass off.
b.) I love being alive... and the purpose behind N8 is that first step to staying that way. For everyone, not just me. And I dont know if i will see the day thats going to work out, but I have to try and get there. Every second I delay is a second someone else will die in agony due to age. Not something I can keep in mind all the time (i would go mad), but something I keep in the background to push me when nothing else does.
c.) I love N8*. It's one of the games I have always wanted, or it will be once its done. And I think it has the power to change people, and I don't like most people... so this is a step closer to living in a world of people i want to be around.
Emotions motivate, chemical reactions in your brain to make you want to do something much more complicated then those chemicals.. its pretty awesome. I recommend getting very pissed off whenever your not doing what you want, doesnt mean you have to flip out and throw stuff (or you can, sometimes i do) but it means its time for violent change.. things are wrong, they can be fixed, time to make it better. If your sure that things can not be fixed, be sad. Sadness is storing up energy. Be sad, take a nap, wake up with a bit more energy and see if you can use that to solve whatever. When your happy, it means everything is as it should be, keep doing what your doing... But love will push things the extra mile, love is like bees.
bees work all day, they give to the plants, take what they need and produce so much honey its left over for other animals to harvest. They are over-unity, anti-entropic, a force of pure good.
If i was going to pick a role model, bee's would be it. Find things you love, you wont be able to help being motivated like that.
