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Ask HN: What's your motivational saying?

2 points by batgaijin ↗ HN
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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atnnn
If it's not worth doing your best, it's not worth doing at all.
rukshn
Done is better than perfect
jlengrand
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

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

That is surprisingly effective.

jlengrand
Well, it's as simple as it can be :)
chrisbennet
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..."

factorialboy
"Shut up."

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

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