Re: Motivation Needed

[Aaron Cadieux] "I've complained about my job on the Cow many times."

Just a reminder: this is a public forum, and if anyone Googles your name, they can find this post.

There's a lot of great advice in this thread. You could, indeed, just "suck it up," and focus on the craftsmanship side of editing, or work faster, or divide the work so that the management process itself makes it interesting. But if most of your work bores you, it may be a sign. I agree with Scott that there's no shame in moving on if editing is consistently a boring chore. Even if you're really talented, if it doesn't float your boat, move on - it could be the best thing that happens to you.

Only when work regularly draws on all or most of your talents can you be happy in work.

Bob C