Ask HN: What motivates you?

The opportunity to create something, exercise my mind, work with smart and nice people.

Sufficient income and vacation to live well, take care of family, and explore the world.

Knowledge

Seems the question of motivation is popular on "Ask HN" threads as it's been asked several times:

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13196460

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7736695

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7660442

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2059591

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2585939

Solving immediate problems. This could be a function to convert units or making dinner

Mania.

Escapism

one day it all ends