What I'm hearing is that you don't enjoy "work" in general, but you need a way to support yourself and you think this is the least unpleasant job - correct?
Correct.
So...why is that?
I don't know.
Do you just have a lack of motivation for non-interesting things in general?
I'm not motivated to do most things, if that's what you mean. Something being interesting can be a motivation. It doesn't seem like it's motivating me to do this project right now though.
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Was it always that way, or did something make you that way?
If this is an enduring trait for you, the way I see it you have two options:
1) Treat it as a disorder - go to a psychologist, let them test for ADHD, schizoid, anhedonia, and other motivation effecting disorders. There are lots of relatively safe drugs that can give you motivation. If you've got some sort of ambition in programming or a similarly taxing field, this is probably the best route.
2) Learn to live with less money, and find a way to not "work". There are mul...
I have a master's project I'm having trouble working on. It's something I've wanted to do, and I even started working on, long before I started my master's degree. If I can't even enjoy that, then I'm doomed to spend eight hours a day doing something I hate for the rest of my life. Even if I manage to improve my willpower, I doubt I'll be very productive doing something I don't want to do.
Does anyone have any idea how I can enjoy working more?