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This got me thinking about side-projects, things I consider my life's work, but yet I make little progress on. It feels like my programming job clutters my min
by Buttons840 4y ago
This got me thinking about side-projects, things I consider my life's work, but yet I make little progress on.
It feels like my programming job clutters my mind with concerns about work. Then, when I try to program for myself, on my side-projects, I find everything is already cluttered with worries about work, and I end up making little progress.
Or, it may simply be that work makes me tired, and when I'm tired I don't want to work on side-projects?
Has anyone moved away from programming as a job and found it helps them focus on their side-projects better?
I can (1) find a different type of day job (non-programming), and/or (2) work fewer hours at my day job, and/or (3) find a day job that I personally find meaningful. Of these, which is most important and realistic?
- captainbland 4y agoSorry I can't help but I can also confirm that work is an energy parasite. But hey my landlord won't pay themselves.
- Camisa 4y agoTry working on your personal projects in the morning or just don't work so close to exhaustion on your day job. Working on hard problems with high intensity could lead you to burn out and that would be terrible for your employee and your own health.
- enos_feedler 4y agoAs someone who has moved in and out of full time SWE employment to work on side projects and explore new things, I can say this does not work for me. After doing this several times it is very clear that my day job was not the thing that prevented me from making progress on a side project. It was everything described in this post.