Invert your projects. Get up earlier and work on your project before you go to the day job. When the day job is done go home and go to sleep so that you get e

Invert your projects. Get up earlier and work on your project before you go to the day job. When the day job is done go home and go to sleep so that you get enough rest. If your project is fun and exciting you'll want to get up to work on it. Sorry if this next part sounds a bit harsh, I mean it in a positive way: Consider changing your username. Identifying as "hopeless" indicates a negative attitude which will almost certainly put an anchor on your whole life.