作者：Vincent Dumont

我们当中许多人可能都有一份每周仅工作数小时的项目，但通常很容易丧失兴趣，将其束之高阁或者放弃这个项目。如果这是由于你的原因，那你就该问问自己：我该如何保持工作激情并完成这个兼职项目？

我现在正和3个朋友开发一款游戏，我们这个团队是Tiebreaker Studio，游戏名称是《Shape Invaders》，已经历了2年多开发时间，所幸还有几个月就可以完成这个项目。在这一过程中我找到了5个保持工作激情的诀窍同各位分享。

how_to_stay_motivated(from askinyourface.com)

1.同优秀的伙伴共事

在项目开工之前，你必须确保自己找到的是出色的队友。你的朋友未必是最佳工作拍档。你们必须足够了解对方，以确保对方在不同项目阶段都能投入相当的精力。这些团队成员必须拥有良好的沟通能力，并善于理解他人想法。沟通对团队来说极为重要，优秀的团队才能够合理讨论问题并迅速找到解决方法。你还要设置一些工作来辅助这种沟通。我们的团队使用Wiki，并常使用TeamSpeak进行远程交流。

2.保护良好的节奏

安排好工作日程这一点甚为重要。你应该制定好自己每周要在项目上投入多少时间的计划。最重要的是每周都要有所投入，在项目完工之前你必须持之以恒地投入精力。我自己通常是将周日晚上和周六晚上投入这个项目。我会在孩子们都入睡，妻子在看电视时工作。这样我就可以确保自己每周都为项目投入一定时间，同时又不影响家庭生活质量。

3.合理监控项目进程

在团队中，总要有一个人负责监管项目进度，也就是要有人来扮演制作人的角色 。但我并不认为需要挪出一个全职人员来处理这件事。只要使用Jira（Atlassian）或Trac（Edgewall Software）等工作，每个团队成员都可以方便地保持任务进度。这样扮演制作人这一角色的成员也就更容易掌握项目进度。当每个任务都清晰明了时，我们就很容易安排项目计划，团队也可以清楚地看到项目进度并保持工作热情。

4.每周都要设定目标

最好每周都完成一些短期目标。就我个人而言，如果实现了一些目标通常更易让我保持工作激情，因为这样我更容易看到自己的成就。但要注意的是，最好是量力而行，设定一些能够实现的小型目标。

5.时常会面以维持团队士气

兼职远程工作很棒，它有利于团队成员根据自己的情况来安排工作。但团队成员之间也很有必要时常保持联络。我建议设定一些定期会面计划。这种会面有利于推动项目的持续进展，但更有助于巩固团队成员的关系。有趣而有效率的会面，有利于培养强大的团队精神。

希望这些建议对你们有所帮助！（本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译，拒绝任何不保留版权的转载，如需转载请联系：游戏邦）

5 tips to stay motivated during a part-time project

by Vincent Dumont

Many of us have projects we work a few hours a week working on. But often, we lose interest in a project and leave it or shutting it down. If it’s your case the question you must ask yourself is: How can I stay motivated and complete a part-time project?

I am currently developing a game with 3 friends, we call ourselves Tiebreaker Studio. The game is called Shape Invaders, it’s been in development for more than 2 years. Hopefully we will be able to finish it in the next few months. That said, I had developed a few tricks to keep me motivated through all this time and I’d like to share 5 of them with you.

Tip #1. Surround yourself with a good team

Before starting a project, you must be sure to have good teammates. Your friends are not necessarily good teammates. You must know each of them enough to be sure they will put as much effort as you during the various stages of the project. Teammates must have good communication skills and a good understanding of others expectations. As in a couple, the communication is very important in a team. A good team will be able to discuss problems and find solutions quickly. You should also setup some tools to help maintain good communication. In our case, our team has a Wiki, a bug base and we often use TeamSpeak to talk together remotely.

Tip #2. Keep a good pace (good frequency)

It is important to have good routine. You should book a few times during the week to work on your project. What is important is to work each week. You must be consistent and continue to invest efforts again and again until the project is completed. Personally, I often worked the weeknight and Sunday evening. I work when the children are asleep and when my wife listens to her TV series. In this way, I make sure to work a certain number of hours each week without losing quality time with my family.

Tip #3. Be well organized

In the team, it takes a person who is monitoring the project. It takes someone who plays the producer role. However, I do not think this is a full-time job. Using tools such as Jira from Atlassian or Trac from Edgewall Software, it becomes easier to empower every team member to keep their tasks up to date. Thus, monitoring is easier to perform for the person who is the producer. When every tasks are clear and the project planning is well organized, the team can clearly see the progress of the project and remains motivated.

Tip #4. Set goals every week

It is important to give you short-term goals to complete each week.  Personally, it keeps me motivated because I set goals that I am capable of achieving. This way, it’s easy for me to see what I’ve done. Be careful, it’s better to attain a smaller goal than to miss normal one. So think small when setting your goal.

Tip #5. Meet from time to time to maintain a good team spirit

Remote working is great when doing a part-time project. It allows each team member to work when they want. However, it is important to stay in touch with all team members. I suggest planning meetings at regular intervals. These meetings allow the project to progress but they serve primarily to solidify the team. Meetings that are fun and productive forge a strong team spirit.

So I hope these tips will be helpful!（source：gamasutra）