Lastbegeisterung

I have a lot of tasks I want to do, like projects, technical reading, homelab stuff, and itches to play various video games. I feel overwhelmed by all these, but this overwhelming feeling is not quite the unpleasant kind; it's more like an inspirational / motivational kind that makes me excited to do things, and I just don't know where to begin. Maybe there is already a long German word for this feeling? If not, then I hereby coin Lastbegeisterung. This word breaks down into Last, meaning load or burden, and begeisterung, meaning enthusiasm.

In any case, I have to prioritize and triage, all while maintaining an inner voice that says "Pace yourself, think things through, there is no real (in contrast to perceived) hurry to complete these tasks, you can do this."

I have a kanban-cli program that I use to help me organize my tasks.

Projects

Technical reading

Homelab

Video game itches

I'm excited about all these tasks, but I will no doubt face periods of depression / anhedonia where I can't focus nor feel excited to do any of them. These depression periods tend to be ephemeral, so they are like intermittent tar pits on the track that I have to just trudge through to get to the finish line. I'm the only one racing, so it's not like these setbacks are all that consequential.