In terms of success: I have dozens of side projects lying around, some of them educational, some practical, most unfinished.
It is completely fine, even beneficial to do so. At work you are already forced to finish and maintain stuff. Giving yourself some free, playful space balances this out.
Also in time some of those things trickle down (quasi) to your day job, or at least it has for me repeatedly. Not in the exact form I was expecting, but in tangible ways nonetheless.
There are two things that eventually keep me “on track” when I have a low phase: reminding myself that I’m a creator with ridiculous power at my fingertips is one. I keep a collection of notes with interesting and fun ideas (together with a friend). The other is more like a safety net so to speak: I seek long term financial security. This is one helps especially when I think about people close to me and how I can be strong for them.
In terms of success: I have dozens of side projects lying around, some of them educational, some practical, most unfinished.
It is completely fine, even beneficial to do so. At work you are already forced to finish and maintain stuff. Giving yourself some free, playful space balances this out.
Also in time some of those things trickle down (quasi) to your day job, or at least it has for me repeatedly. Not in the exact form I was expecting, but in tangible ways nonetheless.
There are two things that eventually keep me “on track” when I have a low phase: reminding myself that I’m a creator with ridiculous power at my fingertips is one. I keep a collection of notes with interesting and fun ideas (together with a friend). The other is more like a safety net so to speak: I seek long term financial security. This is one helps especially when I think about people close to me and how I can be strong for them.