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Pledge is to keep going with my Highlanders (probably going to be writing something like that for the next few weeks to be honest). Hope to get the first batch done by the end of the weekend or just after, and then get started on a second batch.

Questions:

1. Worst pain is probably a migraine, but typically gone in about 24 hours.

2. Motivation can be driven be lots of things as such reward, recognition, challenge. Conversely, a lack of those things can demotivate. Different people place a different weight on such factors, and it is probably worth having a think about what factors drive your hobbying.

For me personally, there’s few things that help me keep motivated:

• Changing my mental narrative so that hobby activity always has a positive spin, and that I don’t think about it as a chore. For example, don’t think that you have to paint these six models because of your pile of shame is immense – better to think that you want to paint six models because you enjoy painting or really want to see what they look like as finished figures etc.
• Making hobby a habit. Have an evening or two every week that is your hobby time. Doesn’t matter what you do, but make it part of your routine and you’ll find that you’ll gravitate to it and will keep making progress on your projects without a conscious effort.
• Think about setting goals to give yourself a sense of accomplishment when you’ve achieved them. Make them sensible and realistic, and think about having a reward when you’ve ticked them off.

Finally, don’t feel bad about wanting to step back and take a break for a bit. It can be very healthy to change thing up for a bit rather than banging your head against a wall.

3. Too easy to write the year off as the Pandemic Year. Got to try and keep some positivity especially when things are challenging. So I’m trying to think about 2020 as the year I changed jobs and the year my daughter starts school.