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Ask HN: How to justify side projects with a successful primary project?

3 points by anon7331 ↗ HN
Currently, I work for myself. It's a blessing and curse.

On the one hand I have more money and time than I ever could have as an engineer, but I find it hard to justify using my time on anything else.

How does one justify learning a new language, building toy side projects, messing with new technologies, etc?

I find it difficult to justify side projects when I could be expanding on my main project/money maker.

Ideas? Thoughts?

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orbz
If you’d enjoy learning a new technology or experimenting with a side project just do it. You don’t need to justify doing something you enjoy, it’ll help prevent you from burning out.
s-xyz
This is a normal temptation and desire for someone that is naturally a problem solver.