Originally Posted by Tube Ace

I think lack of motivation is a huge factor with getting in the hours. Programming can be so seemingly tedious at times. Sometimes taking an entire day to solve an issue that represents 0.01% of an app can make it seem like your efforts are futile. Sometimes I wish I had a job doing manual labor like brick laying because if I work for 8 hours on a job site, at least at the end of the day I'll have a wall to show for it.