Ask HN: What motivates you?

[uptownfunk]

[rdtek]

Seems the question of motivation is popular on "Ask HN" threads as it's been asked several times:

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13196460

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7736695

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7660442

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2059591

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2585939

[rdtek]

The opportunity to create something, exercise my mind, work with smart and nice people.

Sufficient income and vacation to live well, take care of family, and explore the world.

[source99]

Solving immediate problems. This could be a function to convert units or making dinner

[leksak]

Escapism

[miguelrochefort]

Mania.

[whenwillitstop]

one day it all ends

[ankurdhama]

Knowledge