I can't change my hours at work, and I'm not going to shut out my family so I can work on a side project. The only thing after that I still have control over is

I can't change my hours at work, and I'm not going to shut out my family so I can work on a side project. The only thing after that I still have control over is how much I sleep. I usually get 5 - 6 hours of sleep a night. My wife works as a teacher and has to go to bed pretty early for work. My kids are young and need a lot of sleep, so they are in bed pretty early. That usually gives me around 6 hours a night to work on something. I also work remotely, which helps a ton. Not giving this as advice, but it is how I manage to do it.