200% agree. People are different, what works for one might not work for others. It's just one trick out of many others. You seem to be using side-projects as s

200% agree. People are different, what works for one might not work for others. It's just one trick out of many others. You seem to be using side-projects as something with an end goal, which I admire :). Most of my projects are more 'let's try to use this new thing to...'. Interestingly, features have a very beneficial effect for me in the short term (few days / weeks) and a very adverse one in the long run. By building a 'feature list' when I start a side project it's almost like if I was removing half the fun and it start looking much like work again. So I try to not look ahead too much and enjoy the ride. That's why I love doing side projects with other people as well when I can : you can feed off what excites others as well and combine different motivators :).