Motivational Thread

My favourite method of motivation is pressuring myself. I put myself under extreme pressure and that's when I feel I'm at my best.

When it comes to my job, I want to be making my deadlines, and delivering excellent material. When it comes to working out, I just hate my body and want to improve it. So I guess my motivation is really self-centered, I want to be able to be proud of myself for what I achieved. I strive for a high bar and I can really push myself to make it.

Sometimes I even intentionally put extra, completely artificial pressure on myself. For example I was doing work on a project where I had to deliver two songs a week, and I knew I could produce two songs in three days without a problem. So, instead of playing it safe and just doing that each week for the duration of the project, I planned two songs in one day, and absolutely had to make it that day, or I'd miss a deadline.

Jam it back in, in the dark.