Similarly, I feel so happy when I could build things, make progress or make things better. You could always set another one, but I just don’t function in steps like that. It’s just not how I approach things.Ī goal is something that goes away when you hit it. I do things, I try things, I build things, I want to make progress, I want to make things better for me, my company, my family, my neighborhood, etc. Jason Fried, a CEO of Basecamp, said in his blogpost that he has never had a goal: I suspect that I’ve been too much focusing on pursuing the financial goal so that I can feel less my fear. Making it profitable was merely a requirement to continue doing it and not a genuine source of the motivation. I asked myself “do I really need another goal?” Because the project is just what I love to do in the first place, as I wrote in the article about grit. Make it “better” rather than “bigger”Ĭritical thinking helps you think things from an objective perspective. So, money doesn’t motivate me enough anymore. Besides, I don’t have a dream to become super rich like Bill Gates.
But money as a reward doesn’t work as before because it became nothing to do directly and critically with my daily life. Then, I see now money as a reward rather than the hope. One day, when I got up in the morning, I realized that the fear has gone away. Now my bank balance stopped decreasing and it looks like I’ve got out of the tunnel. When the number of customers stars increasing, I felt that like seeing an exit of a long long tunnel approaching me from far away. Aiming for 1,000 customers was fine while my bank balance is decreasing every month, causing a fear. In my case, money was like a hope rather than a reward. Pink “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” But the effect wears off - and, worse, can reduce a person’s longer-term motivation to continue the project. Rewards can deliver a short-term boost - just as a jolt of caffeine can keep you cracking for a few more hours. When money is used as an external reward for some activity, the subjects lose intrinsic interest for the activity. But…that doesn’t motivate me enough, and I found why in a book written by Daniel H. Yeah, earning more money is great without a doubt - That lets me go anywhere, live where I like, and buy more things. Because the number “1,000” was just a requirement to live off of it in Japan. Getting 2,000 paid customers didn’t sound nice as a next goal. I wanted to foster my project more, but why? for what? I lost one of the reasons to stick with my desk to work hard on issues. Because the goal has gone away when I hit it. It looks similar though, a topic about setting a goal would be another issue.Īfter I accomplished the 1,000-customer goal, I found myself not so motivated than before. It was about grit - sticking to something, work hard, and not quit. I’ve written about how I kept my solo project going more than 3 years. Money can be only a short-term motivation I’d like to talk about why I decided not to set a goal and why it is more sustainable. I found myself that keeping my project going without goals is even better than with a goal. Then, I ended up deciding to stop setting a financial goal anymore. I couldn’t find an other appropriate goal that makes me resilient enough to endure the hard work. Because earning money no longer sparks my motivation. The problem was to find next goal that would motivate me to pursue further. I can see my customers are looking forward to it - So, I can’t stop. I published a roadmap to tell users what features I will work on.
The servers should be maintained as well, or customers will quickly quit using it. There are always issues to solve and features to improve. However, it doesn’t mean that I’ve finished my work completely because the app needs to be kept going.
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