If you want to learn new skills, you need to do it in the morning before work. You should use your freshest mind for yourself, not your employer. I've never had

If you want to learn new skills, you need to do it in the morning before work. You should use your freshest mind for yourself, not your employer. I've never had success learning after work, except for the odd day when I am really sharp. Choose a project that interfaces with alot of open source, and really stretches what you think you can do with a computer.