Though making things with computers…
Though making things with computers involves a fair bit of misery and frustration, what keeps me at it is the feeling of FINALLY getting over the hump and unlocking the next chunk of rapid progress.
The closest analogue is how it felt to receive a present as a child and want to run away from the party to immediately play with it. As soon as I'm unblocked, I can't tear myself away.
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