Quite often when I see other projects on GitHub or other Show HN posts, I feel an impulse to "create something" (as in, software). Then I think to myself: "I should sit down and write a toy DNS server in language X, as a means to learn about DNS while also learn the language".
I especially feel this when I see small toy/pet projects or projects that are built throughout a long period of time (i.e. curl). For the latter case, I admire the dedication some people put in their passion projects, building/evolving/maintaining it over a long period of time (again, curl is a prime example).
However, despite these thoughts, while I do sit and try to learn a new language, I never start a project like this. But on the other hand I constantly feel this impulse to "create something", even if it's a toy project.
Does anyone else falls into this endless loop of unsatisfied creativity impulse? If so, have you found any way to tackle it somehow?
I especially feel this when I see small toy/pet projects or projects that are built throughout a long period of time (i.e. curl). For the latter case, I admire the dedication some people put in their passion projects, building/evolving/maintaining it over a long period of time (again, curl is a prime example).
However, despite these thoughts, while I do sit and try to learn a new language, I never start a project like this. But on the other hand I constantly feel this impulse to "create something", even if it's a toy project.
Does anyone else falls into this endless loop of unsatisfied creativity impulse? If so, have you found any way to tackle it somehow?