Editor: Matt, lately your heart doesn't seem to be in the job.
Matt: Fair enough.
Editor: You do good work, but you're missing more and more deadlines. When you miss deadlines, I miss deadlines. And when I miss deadlines, it costs the company money and scary people say bad things to me.
Matt: I'm trying, boss, I am. But... I just can't seem to get interested in anything anymore.
Editor: Hmm. I might have a solution for that.
Editor: After deadline, I beat you like a pinata until stories come out. Interesting enough?
Matt: I'll try harder, boss.