I don't get as much done on my pet projects as I would like either, but I have at least found the following to be helpful: -Focus on one project at a time, pic

I don't get as much done on my pet projects as I would like either, but I have at least found the following to be helpful: -Focus on one project at a time, picking the one most interesting rather than the potentially most profitable. -I like the quote "a mountain is climbed one step at a time". Ambitious pet projects can be overwhelming, but small steps of progress eventually lead to the goal. -Cut TV time, web time, facebook time and hacker news time. -Some people get up early to work an hour to 1.5 hours every morning before ordinary life intrudes. -If possible reduce commute, work remotely a day or two or go down in time permanently to a 4 or even 3 day work week, if financials allow. -Real work can be done in 1.5 hours (agree 1 hour is often too little). Try and schedule uninterrupted blocks of time. Regular blocks of little time accumulate quickly.