This same feeling has now gone so far for me that I often won't even start projects anymore that I would have started a couple of years ago, because I feel para

This same feeling has now gone so far for me that I often won't even start projects anymore that I would have started a couple of years ago, because I feel paralyzed by the knowledge that I won't finish them anyway. When I do manage to start something new, it's because I've made myself super aware that I'm only in it for the fun of starting something new and shiny, and probably learning something new. Who knows, maybe it'll grow into something more than that, but that's no longer the goal. This really helps me have more fun with my side projects because it's a requirement that I enjoy the early phase too, and not just the hypothetical, far away phase that may never happen. A side effect is also that I have way less side projects, and the ones I do have, aren't stressful anymore. Example: I'm making a little game for Pico-8. Totally useless, and I'll probably abandon it, but it's a lot of fun right now. I even enjoy playing it :-)