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Ask HN: How many side projects do you have going at one time?

3 points by mise ↗ HN
When setting up my first site, it wasn't called a "side project". It was my full-on hobby that I spent all my weekends on. It was split up into three separate niche sites in 2002.

Since then, I've launched some side blogs, and then two more real sites. The latest has taken up a large portion of spare-hours home time for the past 6 months.

Meanwhile, the original project is still the most popular, but doesn't get a share of my brain power since the newest project is on the go. Having my wife help with customer support these days helps a lot, but there's still the question of further developing the sites.

HN, how have you dealt with this type of multi-side project approach, juggling with the rest of life?

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charliepark
I'm dealing with this exact same scenario right now. I wish I had some answers for you on how to juggle it. I'm curious how you got your wife to help with customer support (I've been trying to pitch that for a few weeks now, with little success).
jpmc
I find my time highly fragmented across several projects. Some are highly viable business related projects while others are purely for my own enjoyment. I find myself pulled in many directions and have to combat the urge to start something new. At times I feel guilty working on a hobby project when I have unfinished work on a true project. I have to remind myself that it is OK to spend some time on hobby tasks as long as it doesn’t become all consuming. Keeping sanity is critical to productivity