How to enjoy doing research

To write a paper, I have read quite a few paper.

Avoid Pressure
We have to maintain the peaceful mind when reading paper, don't press yourself too much(current pressure), yet not be distracted by other thing(future pressure); to enjoy, first we have to avoid pressure.

In my past, I always like to go outside do something like eating(at least 30 minutes), or just surfing web(more than an hour) when feel like to do it (normally, when I get something done). Don't do that, save the time to finish your thing...you can keep all the entertainment at one time slot, but don't just do it whenever you FEEL LIKE to do it, you WILL lost control of your time! Although you have worked a day, but essentially the real working hour is much less than that, maybe just 3 hours I assumed?

Plan well, then you can start forget the schedule. Let yourself control by your dicipline/schedule, not what you FEEL like to do.

Enjoy the hippie moment, forget about the schedule
When you are doing thing according to your schedule, you can start forget about the time. Enjoy your research (in a progressive manner, not reading one thing for whole few days which will make you pressure later for lot of work not being done) or enjoy your entertainment. Doing research is just like playing a game. You could win or lost. Enjoy its excitment. Let's go about the schedule. you could set a google alarm to remind yourself day is up, in case you enjoy it too much :) For reading paper, the moment I feel enjoy is to successful grab the normally simple yet very logical idea behind each paper, this is the hippie moment of reading paper. The hippie moment of writing a paper is to put across an excellent idea or think of a better way to explain or convince the audience. The hippie moment of writing a program is to get it done and get a paper published. And of course the most hippie moment is the relax feeling of getting a research done! Let the excitement excite you ALL THE WAY.

Try to let the happiness of research keep you going on, DURING WORKING HOUR, finding happiness from this source is far better than listening to music, watching TV and so on. Because, you can benefit from the hapiness, be less future pressurize, stay motivated, and be a successful researcher!