Projects to test technologies/patterns - try to find ways to incorporate those in your current job so you can do the learning at work. Other side projects - wo

Projects to test technologies/patterns - try to find ways to incorporate those in your current job so you can do the learning at work. Other side projects - work together with a friend or perhaps hire someone so you can split the workload for something you want to build? Organise your free time in a way you have time for extra projects - ie skip TV, cut down on social media etc. But you have to really love the side project to be able to pull it through