"Weekends too go in haze or watching some Netflix."
Just don't do that. That might sound flippant but it really is the answer. The most productive people I know simply do not lose weekends to hazes and Netflix binges.
It's weird but I used to waste lots of time on things, and when I stopped, I didn't. There's an awful lot of things we do for relaxation that aren't relaxing, and things we do for entertainment which aren't fun. But the brain tends to fall back on that one time when we enjoyed a show on Netflix and just do that over and over.
I tried dialing back on bad entertainment and it didn't work because there was nothing filling the void. Instead just do the side project more, and you'll find yourself just not having time for things you don't really enjoy.
I tried dialing back on bad entertainment and it didn't work because there was nothing filling the void. Instead just do the side project more, and you'll find yourself just not having time for things you don't really enjoy.