Getting rewarded for good work is like pushing a button and then waiting for your results to come—except with this button, you really have to push. You’ll huff and puff and press and strain, and eventually, it gives way and clicks into place. Then, you wait.
You wait, wait, and wait some more. Then, you get bored. “Where are my rewards?” To pass the time, you go and find another button, and the cycle starts anew.
By the time you get your rewards from the first button, chances are, you’ve pressed 17 other buttons hence. Sometimes, three of them send you a prize at the same time. It feels like a sudden windfall, but actually, you did push all those buttons. It just took some of them longer to react than others.
Ship good work, and wait. Rest, restart, and ship some more. Spend most of your waiting time shipping, and not only will you never be bored, you’ll also redeem your karma points as fast as karma will allow it.