If not, then why bother?

This happens way too often: I’m looking for something programming-related, I accidentally wind up somewhere else on the web (but still programming-related) and end up finding something that, even when taken out of the programming context, can apply to the lives of even my completely non-geeky friends.

I don’t use Perl for any personal or work projects, but stumbled upon a Perl Buzz post that contains a great quote:

If someone asks you about your project, can you explain its awesomeness, and why he should use it? If not, why are you bothering? And if you can, are telling everyone you can about it? If not, why are you bothering?

Obviously, this applies to not only a “project”, but almost any context you can think of. Essentially, if you’re not doing something worth talking about, is it worth doing at all?