There's a lot of advice saying "don't talk about your side project".
I used to believe this whole-heartedly, but now I believe you should actually talk about the project somewhat.
If you don't talk about your project to anyone, the project dies with you. If you talk about the progress you've made, you can get people excited and that excitement can motivate you and hold you accountable (as they'll remember what you've done so far).
I guess the take away is to talk about side project progress, to build excitement and motivation. Don't talk to much about plans, as you are robbing your future self of gratification.
I used to believe this whole-heartedly, but now I believe you should actually talk about the project somewhat.
If you don't talk about your project to anyone, the project dies with you. If you talk about the progress you've made, you can get people excited and that excitement can motivate you and hold you accountable (as they'll remember what you've done so far).
I guess the take away is to talk about side project progress, to build excitement and motivation. Don't talk to much about plans, as you are robbing your future self of gratification.