Discussion Ask HN: How did you adjust your “side-projects” personality to adult life? Hi,I have been a programmer/maker since I was 13. I have always built projects I come up with myself.I have been in actual enterprise world for the past 7 years, with last 4 years being more intense.Coincidentally, number of side-projects I built was reduced in these last 4 years.Only now, I start to realize... that I am on the other side of situation which adults would ask me "How do you find time for all these?"I buy electronics components or setup boilerplate projects, only to find them half-done...This is really frustrating. It gives me a foggy mind at work. It makes me less efficient/focused at work. 15 points mclightning 5 years ago 6 comments
I have been a programmer/maker since I was 13. I have always built projects I come up with myself.
I have been in actual enterprise world for the past 7 years, with last 4 years being more intense.
Coincidentally, number of side-projects I built was reduced in these last 4 years.
Only now, I start to realize... that I am on the other side of situation which adults would ask me "How do you find time for all these?"
I buy electronics components or setup boilerplate projects, only to find them half-done...
This is really frustrating. It gives me a foggy mind at work. It makes me less efficient/focused at work.