This is perfectly normal, since the object of programming is to accomplish a goal it seems normal for goal driven people to be drawn to it. Small goals to accomplish a big goal are the best way to go about it, set landmarks in the project and go from them.

For me now, money is my motivation. I still program a few hours a week (on and off) at small games in C++, but other than that I only program for work. I honestly don't think I've written a PHP program this year....

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