OP Here, I agree, there can be a lot of reasons for #7, however I think if you beat yourself up too much from straying from your designated "In Progress" ideas

OP Here, I agree, there can be a lot of reasons for #7, however I think if you beat yourself up too much from straying from your designated "In Progress" ideas then it becomes work not a passion project. Some discipline is required but a day to try something for another idea in the scheme of things isn't that big of a deal.