I hadn't thought of coming to work/office early (6AM in this case), to work on personal project/hobbies. My thoughts on the benefits of this strategy: * One ca

I hadn't thought of coming to work/office early (6AM in this case), to work on personal project/hobbies. My thoughts on the benefits of this strategy: * One can actually look forward to going to work in the morning, knowing that something fun/interesting/passionate is waiting at the office. * Which leads to ... It motivates one to wake up early, which I had been struggling with. * One can avoid morning traffic/rush hour and also get the best parking space at office. * One can feel a little bit of peace knowing that he/she has done something to move the needle on the passion/side project every day. * One can give the best part of his/her day to the side-project. I'm usually too tired to work on side project in the late afternoon/evening, so I often end up doing nothing but vegging on Youtube/TV/etc after dinner. EDIT: It's a win-win, as long as it's okay with the employer. It might be awkward and weird especially if the passion project is something that's not related to the occupation -- like shooting Youtube videos in my cubicle. Another downside is that half of day is spent in the office, which is a little too long.