[muzani]

My trick is to not use any willpower. Your side project should excite you, not tire you.

My goal is to push one update a day live, whether it's small or big. That means when I have more time, I work on fixing up the infrastructure so that I can push updates without code, such as setting up a dashboard. If the updates are too big to fit in one update, I still push it to server as a matter of principle, but it might be commented out.

Instead of finding the right way to build something, you figure out how to see the results as soon as possible.

We spend most of our day building safe things; side projects are there to go crazy and have fun.

Same goes for learning. Learn new things that interest you, and not some targeted path to further your career. Pick up small, fun things, and very often they lead to bigger things.