That sucks, man. I relate. My graveyard of unfinished projects is... expansive. I haven't "figured it out" yet, but here are some things I do to improve my chan

That sucks, man. I relate. My graveyard of unfinished projects is... expansive. I haven't "figured it out" yet, but here are some things I do to improve my chances of success and ameliorate the personal damage of failure. 0. Remind myself that work is a cruel mistress and a crummy source of self-worth. Find some hopeful, bedrock truth to fall back on when life doesn't seem worth living. (God, in my case. YMMV.) 1. Focus on the good things happening in my life and in the world. Along those lines, I cut out all news and any social media or entertainment that leaves me feeling worse afterward. Even HN can be a source of emotional drain -- some days my brain translates every headline into "that person makes $10K per week without even trying; what's your problem?" 2. Find a partner to work with closely on a day-to-day basis both to share the load and to build momentum. 3. Iterate (and fail!) faster to establish a fast feedback loop. Even weekly is too long. For my most successful projects (not saying much), I found a way to "ship" my project at least daily, even if "shipping" is just showing it to a friend. One time I modded a video game for a 4-year-old, the two of us taking 5-minute turns at the computer. HN doesn't appear to have a DM feature but reply if you want to connect on Discord or something.