I love the feeling of completing a major project. After all the pressure that’s built up, the anxiety about the looming (or missed) deadline, and the mental exhaustion from staying focussed on multiple or complex critical success factors — well, the sheer relief is a pleasure.
When you can look at the end result and feel proud of it, knowing it’s darn good, that’s even better. I don’t know about you, but it’s moments and feelings like these that keep me going as much as anything else. Hey, don’t take away my paycheck, but if people think it’s the money that gets me to really push myself hard, then they just don’t understand me.
And I know I’m not alone. There’s plenty of research to back up Read the rest of this entry »
