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It's tough. Best advice I've heard, and which works for me when I can apply it, is to pick a set time of day and religiously devote it to your start-up. I kno
by jamesbritt 15y ago
It's tough. Best advice I've heard, and which works for me when I can apply it, is to pick a set time of day and religiously devote it to your start-up.
I know some comic artists with day jobs, and pretty much every one of them gets up way early and gets drawing before going off to work. If they try to leave it until later life just butts in and it never happens.
Part of this is realizing that you'll have to do without certain things. You will not be able to watch every movie, every TV show, every spots event, etc. you might like to because there just isn't time. (And if not entertainment, then other things.)
It's a sacrifice, it's work, it's hard. If you can, try to arrange your project so that you hit useful, appreciable milestones fairly often. Divide your goals into small, manageable tasks. If you can see progress you'll find more motivation to continue.
And give regular updates here on HN so we can cheer you on.
- burgernmayo 15y agoThanks for this tip about doing it before rather than after work
- jamesbritt 15y agoIf that works for you. Some find it better to do stuff late at night. But a common theme I hear is to be consistent, make it a habit. Chances are you'll want to do it, but the more automatic you can make it the less likely you are to skip out or find excuses ("reasons", they say) to not stick to a plan.