Subject: RE: December CRUSHERS Motivation ChallengeI just came up with the 5 stages of a programming project: 1- Excitement that you actually have something to work on. 2- Confusion as you try to figure out what it is that you're supposed to do. 3- Frustration as you try to get help but no one will respond to your calls/emails. 4- Panic as you realize that even though you weren't given a deadline, it needs to be finished and tested in the next day or two because the job is scheduled to run soon. This is also the stage where a totally unrelated part of the program blows up making it impossible to finish the project in a timely manner. 5- Acceptance that this "short project" will sit on your outstanding project list for another month while waiting for the monthly job to run again. |