| I'm going to simplify the framework here: - give yourself a stable income - give yourself energy - manage your well-being Unfortunately, this is also a framework for being a non-producer of side-projects. One element that's missing is drive. You need something driving you to take on side projects. And it doesn't matter if you're a solo developer or a well-paid worker bee at FANGMAN. Without drive, you'll have no courage to take on a side project. After all, what will you gain by it? Without drive, you'll lack the guts to stick with a side project that spins out and seems to go nowhere. Without drive, you won't keep looking for the next thing to fill your notebook to overflowing with ideas that might someday work. |