I’ve been doing software development professionally for about 20 years. I’ve tried to do side projects during all this time, and my conclusion is: I don’t thin

I’ve been doing software development professionally for about 20 years. I’ve tried to do side projects during all this time, and my conclusion is: I don’t think there’s a solution. There’s just only so many productive hours in a day. If you want to do a side-project, the only thing that’s ever worked for me is to take time off work. Minimum multiple weeks, ideally a few months. For example between jobs. You can start planning for this while you have a job. Cut out unnecessary expenses, so you save money. Without saved money, you can’t take a few months off.