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[–] CrowderSoup 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

You need to set aside specific time for side projects and you need to set manageable goals that you can accomplish during that time. It takes a lot of discipline at first, but soon you realize how his it feels to get something done and it gets easier.

I have always tried to get just one thing done every day, no matter how small. That way it's not overwhelming.

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[–] Tandoori_Pizza [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I think that's the problem, I'm setting daily goals that aren't manageable for me and I get too overwhelmed to work on it when I get home. I think I'll have to double the time it takes for me to complete my goals, or just cut the daily goals in half.

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[–] CrowderSoup ago 

Good luck! And feel free to PM me if you have any more questions.

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[–] HP48GX 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

When you return home, what are you motivated to do?

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[–] Tandoori_Pizza [S] ago 

Lay in bed and watch Netflix or play some video games if my friends are playing that night.

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[–] PaperTiger 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I don't. I get home around 6 if I don't have to make any stops on the way. By the time I get settled and get dinner, I have at most an hour or two before I need to be getting to bed. I try to do some decluttering as I'm passing things I see need put away, but any big projects generally have to wait for the weekend. I don't like that arrangement, but I haven no motivation when I'm tired.

That's another big factor on its own. I don't sleep well and haven't for years. Planning on getting a sleep study this spring.

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[–] cottard ago  (edited ago)

Opposite problem here. I work second shift and find it impossible to be motivated during the morning because it leaves me feeling tired at work.

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[–] Vladimir_Komarov 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I think about it all day like it's a videogame. Some nights I don't even get to the games because I'm so excited to make. It also helps me to have goals but not anything too binding, so if I play more than I make I don't have to chew myself out and threaten to fire myself if I don't meet quota or submit a TPS report.