[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":193},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-1900958":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":9,"maker":10,"posted_at":11,"year":12,"points":13,"comments":14,"rank_in_year":15,"shown_in_year":16,"top":17,"tier":18,"category":19,"subcategory":20,"format":21,"keywords":22,"reception":27,"sentiment":28,"stance_mix":29,"scored_comments":33,"aspects":34,"strip":39,"post_text":42,"what":43,"said":64,"maker_in_thread":122,"shape":133,"grid":135,"attempts":158,"same_week":159,"maker_shows":30,"maker_hidden":185,"reader_version":186,"card":187},"1900958","Why Am I Doing It?","\"Why Am I Doing It?\", (sort of) OhLife for developers","title","Show HN: \"Why Am I Doing It?\", (sort of) OhLife for developers",null,"iaskwhy",1289662765,2010,20,11,78,370,22,"shown","productivity","motivation reminders","web_app",[23,24,25,26],"project motivation","reminder email","focus","side project","roasted",-0.4,{"positive":30,"neutral":30,"mixed":31,"critical":32},1,0,4,6,{"idea":35,"execution":37,"design":38},{"positive":30,"critical":36},2,{"positive":31,"critical":30},{"positive":31,"critical":30},[31,30,40,31,30,30,31,30,31,31,41],3,5,"Hello everyone! We just launched our project for the 48H non-stop Codebits Programming Contest which took place this last days in Lisbon, Portugal.\n\nWhen a new project starts, you get all motivated to get it done. Weeks pass and now you are all confused and wondering why the hell you are doing what you are doing. 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