Don't try to work on your project after a full day of work. You're physically and mentally tired, you won't produce quality work and you'll begin to dread work

Don't try to work on your project after a full day of work. You're physically and mentally tired, you won't produce quality work and you'll begin to dread working on your side project. Here is some simple advice that has worked for me very well in the past, in exactly your situation (and I've gone on to run those side projects successfully and even exit from one via acquisition). __Work on your side projects in the morning__ This involves some lifestyle changes, i.e. waking up early. The process, once mature, involves 3 steps: 1) On the commute home after work, think of 1 concrete thing you want to achieve the next morning on your side project. Relax and watch TV etc whilst going over in your head what you're going to do in terms of execution. 2) Go to sleep early (say 11pm) and wake up at 6am. 3) Do the stuff you thought about. Your mind will be fresh, you'll be looking forward to working, and if you can charge through 1 to-do list item per day, that's good, consistent progress. Keeping a strict routine of this you can maintain a very quick pace of product iteration. Much faster than you'd think, for just a couple of hours a day. It's all about filling those hours with concrete tasks and being in the right mindset to Get Things Done. Hope that helps.