One nice thing about being employed is when you wake up, you know what you're going to do. You're going to work. The choice has been made.

The author shares ways he tries to stay motivated:

1. Work on things that you find engaging
2. Building routines into the day: Coffee and a walk with my partner, gym for an hour, journal and write, work block 1 (3 hours), lunch and chill, work block 2 (3 hours).

Do I manage to keep to this structure every day? No. But I try and mostly succeed. It's a framework. Sometimes I'm just not feeling it and allow myself a day off to read or play PlayStation. Without forcing myself to grind I never get too ground down.

3. I'm intentional with my down-time

To preserve my focus I don't engage with any of these platforms until the end of the work day.

4. I hang out with people in my field
5. I write about it