>>> I've had pauses that lasted for weeks or even months. For me the recipe is finding something that is worth solving. I can totally relate to that. Sometime

>>> I've had pauses that lasted for weeks or even months. For me the recipe is finding something that is worth solving. I can totally relate to that. Sometimes I feel that ok, this project is much more complicated than I expected, or maybe it's not that interesting really. Should I abandon it? So I try to honestly answer to myself, am I just being lazy right now, or is it for real? I find it quite important to distinguish between these two. If you are just feeling a bit lazy, just try to fix some simple bug, or update readme, something small like that. It can do wonders. Usually, opening the IDE and starting to write the first line of code is the hardest part :) even if you can't be bothered to do anything that night, that's cool. Don't be too harsh on yourself. But sometimes, you genuinely lose interest in the project. In that case, I think it's fine to just quit (assuming it's a side project which isn't bringing any income and it never will, that kind of stuff). There's no point to push yourself too hard, it's too likely that the product will end up being a bit crappy since you've lost the interest, and you won't have much fun (which often is the top priority) either.